5th Grade Social Studies Review

How many colonies were there originally in the United States?

• 13

• 23

• 50

• 15

What was the name of the document Colonists signed to say they wanted freedom from the British?

• The Stamp Act

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What was the first colony in the United States?

• Jamestown Settlement, Virginia

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Plymouth Plantation, Massachusetts

Why is the culture of the United States so diverse, so mixed?

• People came here from all over the world.

• It is required.

• It is more fun.

Why is the Bill of Rights so important?

• It declared America's independence.

• It punished England.

• It protects certain rights of all Americans.

• It gave us money.

What is a primary source?

• A movie

• A book

• An interpretation of an event or artifact being studied.

• A first-hand account of an event or artifacts created during the time period being studied.

How are primary sources and secondary sources similar?

• They both provide information about the past.

• They both are required to be in books.

• They both are from the government.

What is irrigation?

• The method of communicating with different groups of people.

• The method of supplying dry land with water through pipes and ditches.

• The method of growing corn.

What is adobe?

• Houses made of bricks

• Pipes made of mud and straw

• Bricks made of mud and straw

What is one way the Pueblo tribe adapted to living in the dessert?

• They used cactus to make water for their crops.

• They used adobe to build homes that protected them from the heat and cold.