Social Studies Unit 7 Review

Cyrus McCormick and other farmers invented machines to help farmers. Today, these tools help farmers____.

• use animals to do more work

• hand pick crops

• use more water to grow crops

• grow food faster and easier

How have computers helped people?

• to communicate

• to gather information

• to be entertained

• All of the above.

Recreation: A way of enjoying oneself.

In a community, people need recreation. How can one meet this need?

• by building new roads

• community builds a park

• businesses hiring more employees

• firefighters keeping people safe

What is the best title for the list below?

-need for security

-need for laws

-need for religious freedom

-need for material well-being

• reasons for people to never leave their homes

• reasons why people create communities

• reasons people go to religious services

• reasons people send their children to school

Pasteurization is a way to kill germs by heating foods and cooling them quickly.

How does this help people?

• makes food safer

• cures diseases quickly

• helps crops grow

• makes blood safe to store

Who was the person who planned Washington, D.C.?

• George W. Bush

• Charles L'Enfant

• Joe Biden

• Abraham Lincoln

How is a community of past times similar to communities today?

• buildings can still be damaged by weather

• stores and shops sell things that people need

• roads and sidewalks take people to their destination

• All of the above.

Why do schools and communities have rules?

• to teach

• to have order and safety

• to solve problems

• to give shelter and protection

I am known for the things listed below.

-Grandson of a Freed Slave

-Worked for Free Public Schools

-Early Abolitionist

-Surveyor

Who am I?

• Daniel Boone

• Charles L'Enfant

• Benjamin Banneker

• Juan de Onate