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WorksheetsSocial Studies 5th Grade Review
Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
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Class
Date
1.
What laws enforced segregation of African Americans from other Americans?
a)
Jefferson Davis laws
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
Confederate laws
d)
Civil War laws
2.
What document made the Civil War a war to end slavery?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Appomattox
d)
14th Amendment
3.
Most battles took place in the _____.
a)
Caribbean
b)
North
c)
Europe
d)
South
4.
What was one advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
Farming
b)
More factories for making weapons and supplies
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
They fought on their own land
5.
Jefferson Davis was elected President of the _____ States of America.
a)
Confederate
b)
United
c)
Union
d)
North
6.
_______ allowed a state to make its own decisions about whether to allow slavery or not.
a)
Popular sovereignty
b)
Primary source
c)
14th amendment
d)
Home front
7.
The _______ helped enslaved people escape.
a)
Underground railroad
b)
event at Appomattox Court House
c)
14th amendment
d)
Battle at Bull Run
8.
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
a)
on the battlefield
b)
Appomattox Court House
c)
Washington
d)
the White House
9.
What is a primary source?
a)
Something written by someone who was at the event
b)
Something written by someone who didn't witness the event
10.
What is a secondary source?
a)
Something written by someone who was at the event
b)
Something written by someone who didn't witness the event
11.
Destroying resources the south needed for the war was a strategy of _______.
a)
total war
b)
causalities
c)
home front
d)
battle
12.
The 14th amendment gave full citizenship to ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
children
c)
women
d)
African Americans
13.
The number of people killed or wounded are called ______.
a)
battles
b)
causalities
c)
laws
d)
rights
14.
To leave the army without permission
a)
strategy of war
b)
home front
c)
desert
d)
event
15.
Places where battles take place
a)
Appomattox court house
b)
home front
c)
desert
d)
Union
16.
What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?
a)
Segregation of public schools became illegal
b)
African Americans began to play professional sports
c)
Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
d)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
17.
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:
a)
Organizing the March on Washington
b)
Not giving us his bus seat
c)
Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education
d)
Giving African Americans the right to vote
18.
Who was the U.S. Senator who was assassinated while running for president in 1968?
a)
Robert Kennedy
b)
John Kennedy
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Lee Harvey Oswald
19.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave black women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It gave all blacks the right to vote
20.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed blacks to run for public office
c)
It ended segregation in schools
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
21.
The March on Washington was most famous because . . .
a)
it caused race riots in the nation's Capital
b)
200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization because of the march
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream: speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement
22.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest
b)
Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes
c)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person
d)
Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting
23.
How did the assassination of MLK affect the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
It had no effect
b)
The movement continued because he wasn't that important
c)
People were heartbroken and the movement slowed
d)
The movement gained strength because people of all races were outraged
24.
Rosa Parks got arrested because
a)
she got in a fought
b)
wouldn't give up her seat on the bus to a white man.
c)
she went to a rally
d)
she didn't get arrested
25.
a)
A. an abolitionist
b)
B. a former slave
c)
C. a plantation owner
d)
. a northern merchant
26.
Which best explains why the U.S. government used propaganda with the image of“Rosie the Riveter” as an ideal for women to imitate?
a)
A. because too few men wanted to work factory jobs
b)
B. because many men had been taken out of the work force
c)
. because women were demanding equal pay for equal work
d)
D. because modem technology left women with too much free time
27.
a)
A. They were concerned that there was a nuclear missile gap and prioritizedtrying to catch up with the United States.
b)
B. They convinced the United States military to outspend them on nuclearweapons and waste their money.
c)
C. They were not as focused on nuclear weapons as they were on building moretraditional weapons.
d)
D. They were willing to retire outdated nuclear missiles and have fewer, morereliable weapons.
28.
a)
A. The end of the Civil War brought many immigrants to the United States to farmthe North Dakota Territory.
b)
B. The North Dakota Territory saw an explosion in railroad lines that changed thelandscape of the Great Plains.
c)
C. Many immigrants came to the North Dakota Territory for the economicopportunities provided through the Homestead Act.
d)
D. New settlers on the Great Plains planted trees to protect their homes and landfrom the constant wind which changed the North Dakota Territory completely.
29.
a)
A. He wanted the Central Powers to pay reparations to the countries theyhad invaded.
b)
. He wanted the creation of a group of nations dedicated to ending war in the world.
c)
. He wanted the winners of the war to enter into an agreement on free trade.
d)
D. He wanted the Allies to maintain a large enough army to ensure peace.
30.
a)
A. the difficulty the United States experienced trying to move past slavery
b)
B. the division of the people of the United States because of theirpolitical differences
c)
C. the challenges facing the men running for the office of president of theUnited States
d)
D. the arguments between the men running for the office of president of theUnited States
31.
a)
A. improved apple production
b)
B. found many uses for peanuts
c)
C. developed the motion-picture projector
d)
D. improved the process of steel manufacturing
32.
a)
A. improved apple production
b)
B. found many uses for peanuts
c)
C. developed the motion-picture projector
d)
D. improved the process of steel manufacturing
33.
a)
A. Scott believed he had been a free man while working for Emerson in Illinois.
b)
B. Scott had enough money to buy his freedom from Emerson in Missouri.
c)
C. Scott was put up for sale by Emerson in Missouri.
d)
D. Scott wanted Emerson to stay in Illinois.
34.
a)
A. 1
b)
B. 2
c)
C. 3
d)
D. 4
35.
a)
A. The Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
B. The Watergate Affair
c)
C. The Civil Rights Act
d)
D. The Vietnam War
36.
What was a direct result of the North Korean invasion of South Korea inJune of 1950?
a)
A. General MacArthur landed U.S. troops at Inchon to attack North Korea.
b)
B. China sent troops across the Yalu River to support the North Korean army advance.
c)
C. The United States and the Soviet Union divided and occupied theKorean Peninsula.
d)
D. The United Nations voted to condemn North Korea and support South Korea militarily.
37.
a)
A. Buffalo Soldiers had few duties.
b)
B. Buffalo Soldiers received a generous salary.
c)
C. Buffalo Soldiers had long careers in the military.
d)
D. Buffalo Soldiers were recognized for serving their country.
38.
a)
A. The North had a large immigrant population.
b)
B. The South had more industry than the North.
c)
C. The Southern economy was based on agricultural exports.
d)
D. The Northern economy offered various business opportunities.
39.
a)
A. Investment in Northern Industries
b)
B. Immigration to Northern and Southern Cities
c)
C. Regional Differences of the North and South
d)
D. Economic Importance of Slavery for the South
40.
a)
A. an amount of money that is owed
b)
B. realization of the success of a person
c)
. responsibility for completing an action
d)
D. money loaned that will be paid back later
41.
a)
They were tired of the fear and difficulties and wanted to go home.
b)
B. They were convinced their side was winning and wanted to attack the enemy.
c)
C. They were angry about the lack of supplies and demanded that thegovernment fix the problems.
d)
D. They were still supporting the war despite the hardships and were ready tocontinue fighting.
42.
a)
. The newspaper published the story that the government wanted told.
b)
B. The newspaper used its reporting to influence public support for the war.
c)
C. The newspaper allowed politicians to express their opinions about the events.
d)
D. The newspaper reported the facts as accurately as possible to informthe public.
43.
Why did the Democratic Party separate into the Northern Democrats (headed by Stephen Douglas) and the Southern Democrats (headed by John Breckinridge)prior to the 1860 presidential election?
a)
A. The Northern Democrats opposed the Southern Democrats on the expansion ofslavery into foreign territories.
b)
B. The Northern Democrats opposed the Southern Democrats on the issue ofimporting slaves from foreign countries.
c)
C. The Northern Democrats opposed the Southern Democrats on the use ofpopular sovereignty in deciding the slavery issue.
d)
D. The Northern Democrats opposed the Southern Democrats on the issue ofprotecting slavery in all of the newly formed territories.
44.
a)
A. Men can be trusted to protect women.
b)
B. Men will eventually give women the right to vote.
c)
C. Women should have the same rights as men.
d)
D. Women with the vote will be able to improve society for men.
45.
a)
A. Southern planters banded together to defend themselves from former slavesraiding their land.
b)
B. Southern farmers were driven to violently protest tariffs that the governmentpassed on farm products.
c)
C. Southern veterans were angered by the United States not recognizing theirservice during the war.
d)
D. Southern men formed groups to keep former slaves and their supporters fromusing their rights during Reconstruction.
46.
a)
A. new citizens
b)
B. hard workers
c)
C. skilled tradesmen
d)
D. immigrant engineers
47.
Why did the majority of Tennessee voters choose to remain with the United State sin February 1861 and then agree to join the Confederacy a few months later?
a)
A. Abraham Lincoln introduced an emancipation proclamation.
b)
B. The Battle of Fort Sumter changed the minds of many citizens.
c)
C. Union troops were sent to the state capital to block a vote on secession.
d)
D. The Republican Party announced that it would bar slavery in new territories.
48.
a)
A. It was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
B. It supported a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
c)
C. It forced the U.S. Congress to control the schools.
d)
D. It violated the rights of the Arkansas state legislature.
49.
a)
A. President Johnson wanted Southern states readmitted to the Union withno preconditions.
b)
B. President Johnson wanted a military district for each of the ten states to bereadmitted to the Union.
c)
C. President Johnson wanted Congress to take direct responsibility for carryingout readmitting the Southern states to the Union.
d)
D. President Johnson wanted to limit the number of requirements on whitecitizens of Southern states as a condition for readmitting those states to the Union.
50.
a)
A. the amount of readily available timber
b)
B. the opportunity to own large plots of land for little money
c)
C. the number of railroads that provided transportation for settlers
d)
D. the improvement in drilling which allowed easy access to water
51.
a)
A. Construction work became a major American industry.
b)
B. Government money was used to build most new homes.
c)
C. Mass-production processes spread to other major industries.
d)
D. Neighborhoods containing only new homes grew up outside American cities.
52.
a)
A. the economic collapse during the Great Depression
b)
B. the high prices after an expensive war
c)
C. the military defeat after World War I
d)
D. the failure of presidential leadership
53.
a)
A. Vicksburg Falls to Union Forces
b)
B. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse
c)
C. President Lincoln Makes Speech at Gettysburg
d)
D. President Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation
54.
a)
A. The three countries allied because they shared common goals.
b)
B. The three countries allied because they shared common enemies.
c)
C. The alliance of the countries was a benefit only for the weakest of the three.
d)
D. The alliance of the countries was forced on the rest by the strongest country.
55.
Which of the following was a social consequence of the Civil War on the former Confederate states?
a)
A. The South was led by a strong federal government.
b)
B. One fourth of Southern workers were killed.
c)
C. The Southern cotton crop was destroyed.
d)
D. Slavery was abolished in the South.
56.
The Spanish-American war was the United States fighting which country?
a)
Spain
b)
Cuba
c)
Italy
d)
Great Britain
57.
What was NOT the role of the black cowboys in Texas?
a)
helped policed Native American territories for the government
b)
helped herd cattle to railroads
c)
more than 9,000 were former slaves and very skilled in rodeos
d)
killed their former masters
58.
What was the role of the Great Western Cattle Trails
a)
keep Native Americans from buying cattle
b)
main road for cowboys to travel north
59.
What was one reason for cattle trails to begin?
a)
people in the east needed meat because soldiers ate it during the war
b)
cattle did not graze in the east
c)
no one would tend to cattle in the east
60.
The cattle trail that reached Abilene, Kansas was named...
a)
Chisholm
b)
Sedalia
c)
Sioux
d)
Western
61.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
62.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
63.
Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
64.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of World Wars
65.
What was the time period following World War II known as?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
World War I
c)
The Roaring Twenties
d)
The Cold War Era
66.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
b)
a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
c)
the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
d)
the time period following WWII
67.
What event led to the US joining WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
68.
The Wright brothers are known for _______________________________.
a)
inventing the bicycle
b)
designing the first car
c)
creating gasoline
d)
flying the first airplane
69.
Who invented the lightbulb and over 1,000 other items?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Charles Kettering
d)
The Wright brothers
70.
Who is best known for being an Olympic athlete in the 1930s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Jesse Ownes
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Margaret Mitchell
e)
W.E.B. DuBois
71.
What was the MAIN effect of the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
More low-income people were able to vote.
b)
African Americans or Blacks were able to vote.
c)
Women were granted the right to vote.
d)
Citizens 18 years of age were allowed to vote.
72.
Which event can be MOST directly linked to the headline, "More than 1,400 Lives Believed Lost with Torpedoed Lusitania"
a)
the dropping of bombs on Nagasaki
b)
the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
c)
the United States' entry into World War I
d)
The election of Franklin Roosevelt as president
73.
What would MOST LIKELY increase a store's sales of a product?
a)
reducing the store's hours
b)
reducing the store's employees
c)
lowering the price of the product
d)
limiting advertising of the product
74.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees that the federal government will extend "due process of the law" to all citizens. What is the purpose of this law?
a)
It permits voting rights for women.
b)
It grants voting rights for minorities.
c)
It protects a person who is accused of a crime.
d)
It gurantees that all citizens stay imformed on community issues.
75.
Which TWO groups face the greatest financial risk when a business is started?
a)
banks providing the loan
b)
laborers building the product
c)
consumers buying the product
d)
industries providing resources
e)
entrepreneurs starting the business
76.
Which of these describes a function of private business?
a)
collecting property taxes for the government
b)
producing goods and services for the public
c)
providing loans and checking accounts to the public
d)
controlling the supply of natural resources
77.
What did the opening of the Panama Canal accomplish?
a)
it brought about an end to World War I.
b)
It divided North American from South America.
c)
It created a new route for trade between nations.
d)
It marked the beginning of a new period of industrialization.
78.
What was the MAIN reason Pittsburgh became an industrial center during the late 1800s?
a)
it had a mild climate
b)
it had rich soil for farming
c)
it had a good public education
d)
it had good access to waterways
79.
What was one way President Franklin D. Roosevelt worked to accomplish the promise of a new deal for the American people?
a)
by asking Congress to end poll taxes
b)
by authorizing food rationing during World War II
c)
by establishing the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
d)
by freezing wages after the U.S. stock market crash.
80.
FDR's goals for the New Deal included: relief for the needy, economic recovery, and bank reform. Which actions by President Roosevelt during the Great Depression MOST helped meet the goals? Choose two responses.
a)
He reorganized the executive branch of government
b)
He delivered regular speeches to the public on the radio.
c)
He created a program to build public buildings and highways.
d)
He created dams that provided electricity
e)
He signed a bill that guaranteed workers the right to join unions.
81.
What MAIN event contributed to men standing in front of employment agencies in 1930?
a)
the Stock Market Crash
b)
creation of the New Deal
c)
collapse of the Soviet Union
d)
rationing during World War II
82.
Who was president of the United States in 1930?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Lyndon B. Johnson
83.
The U. S. government had a food rationing program during World War II. This was an example of which economic concept?
a)
specialization
b)
opportunity cost
c)
entrepreneurship
d)
voluntary exchange
84.
Which World War II event is MOST associated with: June 6, 1944, American and British soldiers invaded a coast in Europe, and an attack that was planned in an effort to make Germany withdraw?
a)
D-Day Invasion
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Pearl Harbor attack
d)
bomb of Hiroshimaing
85.
Which event led to changing roles for women as exemplified by Rosie the Riveter?
a)
involvement in World War II
b)
the beginning of the Cold War
c)
the formation of the United Nations
d)
establishment of the Works Progress Administration
86.
How did the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution expand voting rights?
a)
by granting women the right to vote
b)
by granting citizens 18 years and older the right to vote
c)
by granting African Americans and Blacks the right to vote
d)
by granting the residents of our nation's capital the right to vote.
87.
Whos action initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Margaret Mitchell
88.
How were Afican Americans or Blacks affected by Jim Crow laws?
a)
They received more job opportunities.
b)
They lost their freedom to move to northern states
c)
They received equal pay and work benefits.
d)
They attended schools with fewer resources.
89.
The Soviet government made major reforms in how the economy was run. The Soviet government gave citizens increased freedom of speech. Countries under Soviet control began to declare independence. Which of these was a result of the actions listed above?
a)
The Soviet Union collapsed as a nation.
b)
The Soviet Union experienced an increase in immigration.
c)
The Soviet Union increased its influence in Eastern Europe.
d)
The Soviet Union improved trade agreements with Western Europe.
90.
The Soviet government made major reforms in how the economy was run. The Soviet government gave citizens increased freedom of speech. Countries under Soviet control began to declare independence. What was the MAIN readon the Soviet Union took the actions listed above?
a)
The Soviet Union wanted to improve its failing economy.
b)
The Soviet Union discovered new natural resources in rural areas.
c)
The Soviet Union wanted more citizens to participate in government.
d)
The Soviet Union passed new laws to improve education for citizens.
91.
What was President Ronald Regan's response as the Soviet Union was collapsing.
a)
He encouraged the continuation of the Cold War
b)
He discouraged the United States from havin diplomatic relations with communist nations.
c)
He encouraged the leader of the Soviet Union to initiate reforms.
d)
He discouraged the Soviet Union from becoming a democratic nation.
92.
Harlem Renaissance poet
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Orville Wright
d)
Maya Angelou
93.
Invented the light bulb
a)
Da Vinci
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Thomas Edison
94.
Jazz Age trumpeter
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Henry Ford
95.
Who wrote Gone with the Wind in Atlanta?
a)
Gary Mitchell
b)
Margaret Mitchell
c)
Margaret Smith
d)
Rosa Parks
96.
WWII, dictator of Russia
a)
Gorbachov
b)
Stalin
c)
Putin
d)
Reagan
97.
WWII, dictator of Germany
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Trudeau
d)
FDR
98.
Discovered new ways to farm and grow peanuts
a)
George Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Duke Ellington
99.
Invented the use of assembly lines and specialization of labor
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charlie Camaro
c)
Mickey Mercedes
d)
Larry Lexus
100.
President who came up with the New Deal to help during the Depression
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
JFK
101.
An important means of communication and entertainment for people all over the world is?
a)
Gaming Systems
b)
CD Players
c)
MP3 Players
d)
the internet
102.
There were two major issues in the Civil War between North and South. One was slavery. The other was:
a)
taxes
b)
immigration
c)
Native Americans
d)
state rights
103.
The 19th amendment gave what group of people the right to vote?
a)
African Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
People of all races
d)
Women
104.
Who am I?
I was born in Alabama.
I refused to give up my seat on the bus.
I was part of the Civil Rights Movement.
I was born in Alabama.
I refused to give up my seat on the bus.
I was part of the Civil Rights Movement.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Abe Lincoln
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