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Worksheets5th Grade Georgia Milestones Social Studies review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 55mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
2.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
3.
The South was a great place for growing certain crops that could not grow in the North because its climate had
a)
long, cold winters and short, rainy summers.
b)
warm, sunny winters and stormy summers.
c)
mild winters and long, hot, humid summers.
d)
very harsh winters and comfortable summers.
4.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
5.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, West Virginia in 1859.
a)
Howardville
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Hop a Ferry
6.
__used a secret route, called the Underground Railroad, that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada
a)
John Brown
b)
Hariett Tubman
c)
Nat Turner
7.
________ campaigned or worked to get the United States government to end slavery
a)
slave owners
b)
abolitionist
8.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
9.
The book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, showed American the evils of...
a)
government
b)
war
c)
slavery
d)
farming
10.
What did the black codes do?
a)
stopped freedmen from voteing, hold office, or serve on juries, meet together after dark, own guns, join the militia, become doctors or lawyers
b)
made it easier for freedmen to own land
c)
created schools for the freedmen
d)
gave the freedmen clothes, food, and job training
11.
What was the 13th Amendment
a)
gave equal rights
b)
abolished slavery
c)
gave freedmen the right to vote
d)
allowed freedmen to go to school
12.
What was the 14th Amendment?
a)
granted freedmen the right to a proper education
b)
ended slavery
c)
gave freedmen the right to vote
d)
granted citizenship and equal rights to freedmen
13.
What was the 15th ammendment?
a)
gave freedmen the right to vote
b)
granted freedmen the right to a proper education
c)
ended slavery
d)
granted freedmen citizenship
14.
Why was the Freedman's Bureau established?
a)
to help the southern elite
b)
to help African Americans and poor white people.
c)
to help immigrants
d)
to help Johnson create his reconstruction plan
15.
What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
a)
to desegregate the southern states
b)
desegrate the confideracy
c)
help aid the Freedman's Bureau
d)
enforce the segregation of blacks and whites
16.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
17.
Father of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington
a)
Lester Maddox
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Andrew Young
d)
Benjamin Mays
18.
The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
The Iron Bars
c)
The Steel Curtain
d)
The Iron Road
19.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Harriet Tubman
20.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
21.
Who was the leading commander of the Union Army?
a)
Robert Lee
b)
Joseph Hooker
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses Grant
22.
Who was the leading general of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses Grant
c)
Robert Lee
d)
George McClellan
23.
What woman led escaped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Mary Lincoln
24.
What document gave freedom to the slaves (in name only)?
a)
The 10% Plan
b)
The Wade-Davis Bill
c)
The 3/5th Law
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
25.
What was VE Day?
a)
Voting in Europe Day
b)
Visiting in Europe Day
c)
Victory in Europe Day
d)
Victory in England Day
26.
This president of the United States at the end of WWII made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
a)
FDR
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Harry Truman
27.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain/England throughout WWII was
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Harry Truman
c)
George Patton
d)
Joseph Stalin
28.
Who were the victims of the Holocaust?
a)
Russians
b)
Jews
c)
Japanese
d)
Germans
29.
The Japanese surrendered to the Allies after
a)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Iwo Jima
b)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Tokyo
c)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor
d)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
30.
Who was the famous figure that represents women in WWII
a)
Beyonce
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Uncle Sam
d)
No figure
31.
Why was the Cold War called the "Cold" War?
a)
It occurred during a very cold time period in history
b)
There was no direct fighting between the US and the Soviet Union
c)
All of the fighting between the US and Soviet Union was done in cold places
d)
Because everyone who got involved was cold
32.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
33.
President T. Roosevelt wanted to improve U.S. interests by making travel and trade more efficient. How did he do this?
a)
He paid more money to improve the size and speed of the shipping industry
b)
he encouraged people to travel by ship to other countries to purchase goods
c)
By connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with the Panama Canal.
d)
he chose to stop importing and exporting across the Pacific to Asia, and only focused on importing and exporting across the Atlantic to Europe and Africa.
34.
How did electricity change the way businesses operated?
a)
Electricity had no effect
b)
Electricity allowed businesses to make products more quickly and cheaply
c)
Electricity causes businesses to make less money
d)
Electricity was dangerous and caused many accidents
35.
How did Henry Ford change the car industry?"
a)
He made cars that only wealthy people could afford.
b)
He used the assembly line and mass production to make so many cars that he could then sell cheaper
c)
He mass produced cars and kept the prices high so he could make more money.
d)
He used the assembly line to help other businesses become more efficient.
36.
Soldiers in WWI, fought crouched down in narrow ditches that were used for protection. This type of fighting is called....
a)
Ditch Fighting
b)
Jungle Warfare
c)
trench warfare
d)
cold warfare
37.
The 19th amendment is very important in history be cause it____________
a)
prohibited alchohol
b)
gave us freedom
c)
guaranteed women the right to vote
d)
abolished slavery
38.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them. They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find. These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
39.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
40.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
41.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
42.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
home
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
offices
43.
Which of the following best describes the cause of the Korean War?
a)
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea.
b)
Communist China invaded North and South Korea.
c)
Communist North Korea invaded China.
d)
Communist Korea invaded the United States.
44.
What did Brown v Board of Education do?
a)
"Separate but Equal"
b)
"Integrated Public School"
c)
"Integrated the Buses"
d)
"Separate but Unequal"
45.
why did the cowboys work to herd the cattle?
a)
because they became famous
b)
do it for money
c)
because they loved cattle
46.
why did the cowboys need to take the cows north?
a)
There were no trains in Texas
b)
no one would buy them in Texas
c)
the cows needed exercise
d)
there were too many cows in Texas
47.
Which one is NOT a reason people immigrated to America?
a)
freedom of religion
b)
better lives
c)
be a part of the plan to become a world power
d)
escape wars
48.
How did price incentives motivate cowboys to drive cattle to the East?
a)
Less cattle were raised in the East, so cattle could be sold for a higher price
b)
More cattle were raised in the East, so cattle could be sold for a higher price
c)
The cattle were worth more if they could get exercise
d)
Kansas was on the East coast and they didn't have much cattle, so they could get a higher price
49.
The Chisholm Trail was important to cowboys. How did this trail impact the cowboys' lives?
a)
It was the trail used by the Indians as they were being forced to move farther west.
b)
It stretched from Texas to Kansas, allowing cattle to be moved from one area to another.
c)
It was another name for the Underground Railroad, which helped runaway slaves escape.
d)
It was a trail that connected the east coast to the west coast, so cattle could moved from one side of the country to the other.
50.
When settlers began moving out West, what happened to many Native Americans?
a)
They were forced to move back East.
b)
They were forced onto reservations.
c)
They remained where they were living.
d)
They migrated into Canada and Mexico.
51.
Who is well known for his work in agriculture and science, especially for his experiments with peanuts?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Booker T. Washington
52.
The Wright Brothers forever changed travel by inventing the...
a)
bicycle
b)
automobile
c)
railroad
d)
airplane
53.
The Great Western Cattle Trail, like the Chisholm Trail, started in Texas. The cattle were driven north to Kansas before they could be taken to the East to sell. Why did the cattle have to go north to Kansas?
a)
Texas wasn't close to water.
b)
Texas was part of Mexico.
c)
Kansas had steam boats.
d)
Kansas had railroads to ship cattle to the east.
54.
Theodore Roosevelt quit his job in Washington, D.C. and became the commander of a unit that fought against Spain in Cuba. What was the name of this unit?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
The Rough Riders
c)
The Black Cowboys of Texas
d)
The Spanish Cowboys
55.
5.) During the 1920s, people began listening to a new kind of music called jazz. Jazz grew out of what musical heritage?
a)
Hispanic
b)
European
c)
West Indian
d)
African American
56.
Harlem is a part of New York City. During the 1920s, it was the site of what was called the Harlem Renaissance. Which phrase best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
a revival in African American arts
b)
a renewed interest in European art
c)
a movement from rural to urban areas
d)
a style of architecture found in New York
57.
Alexander Graham Bell was known for
a)
Completing the first flight in an airplane
b)
Creating over 300 products from peanuts
c)
Inventing the first telephone
d)
Having over 1,000 patents, most famously the light bulb
58.
The Wright Brothers were famous for
a)
Completing the first flight in an airplane
b)
Creating over 300 products from peanuts
c)
Inventing the first telephone
d)
Having over 1,000 patents, most famously the light bulb
59.
Where is the Salton Sea?
a)
California
b)
Utah
c)
Arizona
d)
Nevada
60.
Where was the first successful flight made by the Wright Brothers?
a)
Appomattox Court House, VA
b)
Pittsburg, PA
c)
Kitty Hawk, NC
d)
Promontory Point, UT
61.
What is the difference between agricultural and industrial?
a)
agriculture is more rural with a focus on farming; industrial is more urban with more industries
b)
agricultural is more industrial; industrial means more farming industries
62.
Which region is the Mojave Desert located in?
a)
South West
b)
North East
c)
North West
d)
South East
63.
What state is the location of the Great Salt Lake?
a)
Arizona
b)
California
c)
Utah
d)
Kansas
64.
what benefits occured thanks to the building of the Transcontinental RR?
a)
expanded comminication across the country
b)
the rainroad took goods through thr Panal Canal to expand trade and make America a world power
c)
get goods to across the country cheaper, faster, and safer
65.
How did the govenment persuade people to become homesteaders?
a)
sold land for cheap
b)
gave them homes
c)
sold them cattle for $4.00 each
d)
forced them onto reservations
66.
Which of the following is a need?
a)
clothes
b)
car
c)
job
d)
smart phone
67.
The difference between a good and a service is that:
a)
Goods are available in unlimited quantaties and services are not
b)
Goods can be carried home and services can not
c)
Services are available in unlimited quantaties and goods are not
d)
goods help satisfy unlimited wants and services do not
68.
iPhone: Goods or Service?
a)
Goods
b)
Service
69.
Dentist: Goods or Service?
a)
Goods
b)
Service
70.
When I choose one item over another because I cant afford both, this is called an ...
a)
scarcity
b)
opportunity cost
c)
choice
d)
incentive
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