4th Social Studies Week 22

Answer this question after reading the article "A New Life in a Frontier State."

Jake's family didn't bring the piano along because __________.

• no one in the family ever played it

• it would not fit on the wagon

• Pa thought it would be too loud

• the family sold it to earn money for the trip

Answer this question after reading the article "A New Life in a Frontier State."

Why did the family from Tennessee turn around and go back home?

• The trip had been harder than they thought it would be.

• They were attacked by American Indians.

• They became upset when Ma cried.

• They needed to get cough medicine for the baby.

Answer this question after reading the article "A New Life in a Frontier State."

When Jake's family crossed the river the reader can tell that Ma __________.

• wanted to get out and pick wildflowers

• had to get out and help pull the horses across

• decides at that time they should go home

• is concerned about their safety

Answer this question after reading the article "Texas in the Civil War."

The author organizes the story by __________.

• telling about events in Texas during the Civil War in the order that they occurred

• comparing Texas with other states during the Civil War

• explaining main ideas about Texas during the Civil War and supporting those ideas with details

• describing what happened to Texas after it seceded

Answer this question after reading the article "Texas in the Civil War."

In paragraph 3, what does the word plantations mean?

• a very large farm

• a home for African Americans

• a place to make money

• types of markets

Answer this question after reading the article "Texas in the Civil War."

After Lincoln was elected president of the United States, Southerners were afraid that __________.

• Lincoln would not want the Southern states to be part of the United States

• Lincoln would make all Southern people slaves

• a law might be passed to end slavery

• everyone would have to move to the North

Answer this question after reading the article "Texas in the Civil War."

 The reader can tell that __________.

• soldiers in the infantry were better trained than cavalry soldiers

• all Texas women became nurses during the war

• most people in Texas wanted to help the war cause

• businesses and farms were unable to operate in Texas during the war

Answer this question after reading the article "Mollie Bailey: Circus Queen and Spy."

When the article states that Mollie "put her life on the line" in paragraph 1 this means she __________.

• did not like living with her parents

• could have been in danger

• wanted to change her life

• liked to do special dances to entertain others