5th Grade Social Studies DCFA # 3 Review

The President of the United States is part of the Branch of the Federal Government.

• Executive
• Judicial

• Legislative

• Economic

If you wanted to go from Africa to Asia using the shortest possible route, you would need to travel in a direction.

• northwest
• southwest

• southeast

• northeast

Who might have been the author of this letter?

• a member of the Second Continental Congress

• a member of the British Parliament

• a member of the Continental Army

• a member of the Loyalist Society

Which branch of government is associated with the Supreme Court?

• A. Congressional

• B. Judicial

• C. Executive

• D. Legislative

President Thomas Jefferson asked Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory. This expedition (1804-1806) was important because –

• it added Texas to the United States.

• it opened the west to further U.S. settlement.

• it allowed people to use the Transcontinental Railroad.

• it settled the problems with the American Indians who lived in this area.

People such as Settler 1 came to the New World mostly because .

• they were hoping to discover riches
• they wanted freedom of religion

• the Spanish offered them free land

• they wanted to convert the Native Americans

This painting by John Gast represents the American idea of –

• Manifest Destiny

• Federalism

• Free Market Economy

• Trail of Tears

James Madison is remembered as “the Father of the Constitution” which means that he —

• wrote the entire Constitution.

• pushed for a strong national government.

• provided the basic framework for the Constitution.

• wanted to be elected president of the new United States.

Which branch of government makes new laws?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Presidential

Which event occurred BEFORE the dates on the timeline?

• Civil War

• Texas Revolution

• American Revolution

• Mexican-American War