Worksheets4th Grade Chapter 3
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
American Indians are a ____________ people, with many different tribes and languages.
a)
colony
b)
culture
c)
democracy
d)
diverse
2.
Someone who comes from another place to live in a country is called a(n) _______________.
a)
culture
b)
diverse
c)
immigrant
d)
colony
3.
A ______________ is a settlement that is ruled by another country.
a)
colony
b)
culture
c)
democracy
d)
diverse
4.
A form of government in which people vote for their leaders is called ___________.
a)
culture
b)
democracy
c)
diverse
d)
immigrant
5.
A way of life shared by a group of people is called _____________.
a)
colony
b)
immigrant
c)
culture
d)
diverse
6.
Descendants of the first people to settle in the Americas are
a)
American Indians.
b)
Asian Americans.
c)
European Americans.
d)
African Americans.
7.
Which group of people contributed the cowboy to the United States?
a)
American Indians
b)
Asian Americans
c)
African Americans
d)
Latinos
8.
Scientists believe that the first people came to the Americas by
a)
sailing from the Hawaiian islands.
b)
sailing from Europe to South America.
c)
walking along the coast of Europe and Africa.
d)
walking across a land bridge from Asia to North America.
9.
Americans whose ancestors came from countries like China, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, and India are known as
a)
American Indians.
b)
Asian Americans.
c)
African Americans.
d)
Latinos.
10.
A person whose ancestors came from Cuba are called _____________.
a)
American Indians.
b)
African Americans.
c)
European Americans.
d)
Latinos.
11.
Which of these items did African Americans contribute to our culture?
a)
baseball and basketball
b)
gospel music and jazz
c)
potatoes and chocolate
d)
guitars and pianos
12.
Why did the first Chinese immigrants come to the United States?
a)
to find gold
b)
to buy furs
c)
to open restaurants
d)
to plant gardens
13.
Who were the first Europeans to settle Manhattan Island?
a)
Dutch
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Spanish
14.
The name of Manhattan comes from Mana-hatta, which is
a)
Chinese for "crowded streets".
b)
Italian for "many furs".
c)
Russian for "half moon".
d)
Lenape for "hilly island".
15.
The colonists in eastern North America wanted to make their own laws. They did not want to take orders from a king far away. The king sent soldiers from England to make the colonists obey. The colonists fought against the soldiers. They fought for the freedom to govern themselves. They won that freedom through a long and difficult war called the American Revolution. They started a new country, the United States of America.
Which group of Americans is this passage about?
Which group of Americans is this passage about?
a)
American Indians
b)
Asian Americans
c)
European Americans
d)
Latinos
16.
The colonists in eastern North America wanted to make their own laws. They did not want to take orders from a king far away. The king sent soldiers from England to make the colonists obey. The colonists fought against the soldiers. They fought for the freedom to govern themselves. They won that freedom through a long and difficult war called the American Revolution. They started a new country, the United States of America.
According to the passage, what did the colonists want from the king of England?
According to the passage, what did the colonists want from the king of England?
a)
freedom to say what they pleased
b)
the right to return to England
c)
more troops to control the colonies
d)
the right to govern themselves
17.
The colonists in eastern North America wanted to make their own laws. They did not want to take orders from a king far away. The king sent soldiers from England to make the colonists obey. The colonists fought against the soldiers. They fought for the freedom to govern themselves. They won that freedom through a long and difficult war called the American Revolution. They started a new country, the United States of America.
This passage was most likely written by _______________.
This passage was most likely written by _______________.
a)
a geographer.
b)
a historian.
c)
a scientist.
d)
an economist.
18.
The colonists in eastern North America wanted to make their own laws. They did not want to take orders from a king far away. The king sent soldiers from England to make the colonists obey. The colonists fought against the soldiers. They fought for the freedom to govern themselves. They won that freedom through a long and difficult war called the American Revolution. They started a new country, the United States of America.
The word revolution has many meanings. Which meaning best fits the way the word is used in this passage?
The word revolution has many meanings. Which meaning best fits the way the word is used in this passage?
a)
the overthrow of a government
b)
a sudden or complete change
c)
the spinning of a wheel
d)
turning in a circle around a point
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