US History Grade 5 Unit 14 Test

Match the vocabulary word to its definition

• Belief that is passed down

• Tradition

• Tools, machines to accomplish a task

• Science

• Widely-held belief, ritual or use.

• Custom

• The study of natural world

• Contribution

• Something given to help or improve

• Technology

Which of the following is an example of a custom or tradition practiced by various ethnic groups in the United States?

• Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and stuffing

• Lighting candles on a menorah during Hanukkah

• Wearing green on St. Patrick's Day

• All of the Above

What contribution did George Washington Carver make to our national identity?

• Inventing the telephone

• Developing new uses for peanuts

• Building the first airplane

• Discovering electricity

How did the transcontinental railroad impact the economic development of the United States?

• It helped with faster communication between cities.

• It gave a means of transportation for goods and people.

• It enabled the exploration of outer space.

• It improved medical treatment for illnesses.

Match the vocabulary word to its definition.

• Railroad that expands from East to West

• Space Program

• Exchange of information or ideas

• Medicine

• Efforts to explore outer space

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Movement of people/good to another place

• Communication

• Diagnose, treat and prevent illnesses

• Transportation

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

• The cotton gin

• The telephone

• The first airplane

• The steam engine

How have scientific discoveries in medicine helped individuals and society?

• By providing faster internet connections

• By improving the transportation system

• By developing new treatment for diseases

• By advancing space exploration missions

Which field did the Wright Brothers contribute to through their accomplishments?

• Medicine

• Transportation

• Agriculture

• Communication

How do customs and traditions contribute to the cultural diversity of the United States?

Describe one similarity and one difference between the transcontinental railroad and the space programs.