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SLO - SS 4th Grade

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state does not share a boarder with Ohio?

a)

Texas

b)

Kentucky

c)

Indiana

d)

West Virginia

2.

On which continent is Ohio located?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

3.

What natural feature forms the southeastern and southern border of Ohio?

a)

Lake Superior

b)

the Mississippi River

c)

the Ohio River

d)

Lake Erie

4.

Which Great Lake borders Ohio?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Erie

d)

Lake Huron

5.

In what region is Ohio's most fertile soil found?

a)

Till Plains

b)

Lexington Plain

c)

Unglaciated Plateau

d)

Glaciated Plateau

6.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

trees

b)

coal

c)

corn

d)

water

7.

Which resource is renewable?

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

copper

d)

natural gas

8.

In which industry is Ohio-mined limestone NOT used?

a)

building

b)

steel making

c)

fertilizer

d)

glass

9.

After the forests began disappearing, how were they restored?

a)

They grew back naturally

b)

The government and Johnny Appleseed planted more trees

c)

The settlers stopped cutting trees down

d)

They did not grow back

10.

Cincinnati's main industries are

a)

automobiles and steel

b)

livestock and mining

c)

chemicals and steel

d)

soaps and chemicals

11.

Ohio's biggest mining industry is

a)

sand

b)

gravel

c)

coal

d)

salt

12.

Which is Ohio's most important natural resources?

a)

water

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

natural gas

13.

From what are fossil fuels formed?

a)

salt

b)

rocks

c)

plants

d)

insects

14.

The Woodland Indians include the Adena and the

a)

Newcomers

b)

Hopewell

c)

Moundbuilders

d)

Shawnee

15.

The Paleo-Indians ate berries, hunted with spears, and

a)

climbed mountains

b)

planted banana trees

c)

fished

d)

raised chickens

16.

Which artifacts did the Archaic Indians leave behind?

a)

necklaces

b)

burial mounds

c)

chest of treasures

d)

large sculptures

17.

For what purpose did the Paleo-Indians use flint?

a)

for fishing lines

b)

for spear points

c)

for heating

d)

for shoes

18.

In what shapes did the late prehistoric people build mounds?

a)

round and square

b)

triangular and straight

c)

stars and flowers

d)

round and animal

19.

Conflict arose in Ohio between Europeans and American Indians over

a)

trade rights

b)

religious practices

c)

land ownership

d)

food supplies

20.

Ohio Territory land was divided into

a)

districts

b)

plots

c)

blocks

d)

townships

21.

The Northwest Ordinance outlawed

a)

slavery

b)

weapons

c)

hunting buffalo

d)

political gatherings

22.

In what year did Ohio officially enter the Union?

a)

1800

b)

1803

c)

1812

d)

1818

23.

Ohioans supported the War of 1812 because they

a)

thought it would drive the British out of the Northwest Territory

b)

wanted North American settlements moved to Canada

c)

thought fort building was an important occupation

d)

wanted to stop the British Navy from blocking Lake Erie

24.

Why did Ohio farmers ant to get their crops to distant markets?

a)

They wanted to expand their land holdings.

b)

They had a surplus of crops to sell.

c)

They wanted to travel.

d)

Their good were rare in distant markets.

25.

What was the biggest problem with Ohio's canals?

a)

It was costly to maintain

b)

It caused traffic jams

c)

It caused ownership issues

d)

It caused boating accidents

26.

Which term best describes a person who starts and runs a business?

a)

an opportunity cost

b)

an entrepreneur

c)

a philanthropist

d)

a citizen

27.

Which was the last battle in the War of 1812?

a)

Battle of Fort Meigs

b)

Battle of New Orleans

c)

Battle of the Thames

d)

Battle of Lake Erie

28.

How did the growth of canals affect the growth of cities?

a)

Cities moved away from canals

b)

Cities grew along canals

c)

Cities got their drinking water from canals

d)

Canals provided a good setting for parks.

29.

Which was NOT a reason the United States declared war in 1812?

a)

The British refused to give up their forts

b)

The British refused to leave the Northwest Territory

c)

The settlers were demanding that the British leave the area

d)

The British were telling American Indians to attack settlers

30.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

an underground train system

b)

a name for the wagons that brought enslaved people to the North

c)

a name for the system that helped people escape from slavery

d)

a secret path that led to the south

31.

What was the code used on the Underground Railroad?

a)

railroad terms

b)

Morse code

c)

musical notes

d)

farm terms

32.

Which of the following were Ohio's first public universities?

a)

Ohio and Miami

b)

Ohio State and Wright State

c)

Bowling Green and Cleveland State

d)

Central State and Kent State

33.

Which event marked the start of the Civil War?

a)

the attack at Harpers Ferry

b)

the election of 1860

c)

the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue

d)

the attack on Fort Sumter

34.

Where did the only battle fought on Ohio soil for the Civil War take place?

a)

Pomeroy

b)

Buffington Island

c)

Sharonville

d)

Kelleys Island

35.

How did the Civil War change Ohio's mining, manufacturing, and business industries?

a)

The government controlled them more closely

b)

They became smaller as supplies grew scarce.

c)

They grew larger to supply the needs of the Union forces

d)

Lack of workers forced many to shut down.

36.

After the Civil War, Ohio developed into

a)

a sports center

b)

a mining center

c)

the transportation capital of the country

d)

a major manufacturing state

37.

Which city became known as the "Rubber Capital of the World"?

a)

Cleveland

b)

Akron

c)

Dayton

d)

Columbus

38.

How did Dayton solve its water pollution problem in 1870?

a)

It started a water rotation system

b)

It started a public awareness campaign

c)

It sold clean water from wagons

d)

It built a public water system

39.

In the early 1900s, which immigrant group did NOT come to Ohio in large numbers?

a)

Italians

b)

Greeks

c)

Japanese

d)

Russians

40.

What did the Wright Brothers use to test airplanes behavior in flight?

a)

machines

b)

gliders

c)

paper models

d)

kites

41.

What prompted the growth of American suburbs after World War II?

a)

Returning veterans did not want to live in cities

b)

The government housed soldiers in homes outside of the cities

c)

Returning veterans created a demand for new homes

d)

Cheaper building materials made new homes less expensive.

42.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worked

a)

to end the Vietnam War

b)

to elect Carl B. Stokes

c)

for equal treatment for all people

d)

with Alan Freed in Cleveland

43.

Which of the following has NOT attracted immigrants to Ohio?

a)

jobs

b)

the cost of living

c)

family ties

d)

educational opportunities

44.

Which Ohioan set a baseball record by hitting 450 home runs?

a)

Ken Griffey, Jr.

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Bob Hope

d)

James Thurber

45.

In Ohio, who decides whether a law is fair?

a)

the governor

b)

elected legislative representatives

c)

the seven justices of the Ohio Supreme Court

d)

the executive branch

46.

When electing leaders, what are citizens trying to do?

a)

select the best person for the job

b)

make sure the person is funny

c)

select a person who answers questions correctly

d)

select a person who graduated from college