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5th Grade SS Review

Total questions: 142

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
2.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
3.
The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Yorktown
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Appomattox 
4.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
5.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
6.
This was the main economy of the union
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
7.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
8.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
9.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
10.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
11.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
12.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
13.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
14.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
15.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
16.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
17.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
18.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
19.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
20.

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

a)

his idea for instituting an income tax.

b)

how to draft more men into the Union Army.

c)

re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

d)

his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South

21.

Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?

a)

The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

b)

The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

c)

The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

d)

The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

22.

Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

An abolitionist

b)

a carpetbagger

c)

a former slave owner

d)

a northern business owner

23.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
24.
The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:
a)
the Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Louisiana Purchase
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Jackson Action
25.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
26.
What nickname was given to the forced removal of Cherokee from Georgia?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The U.S Indian Removal Act
c)
The Oklahoma Caravan
27.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
28.
Who were the 49ers?
a)
Gold miners
b)
Locals of California during the gold rush.
c)
Football tram
d)
The boom-town
29.

Under the Homestead Act, a person could claim up to _____ acres of public land.

a)

100

b)

160

c)

640

d)

250

30.

Which of the following were requirements under the Homestead Act?

a)

$10 fee was required

b)

you had to plant trees

c)

you had to live on and cultivate the land for 5 years

d)

you had to raise cattle and plant wheat

31.

Immigrants came to Kansas from which of the following (from the video). Select all that apply.

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Switzerland

d)

England

32.

A tenant farmer cultivates (farms) the land for someone else but only keeps a small portion of the profits.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The Homestead Act attempted to promote development of western lands by

a)

creating a system of dams for crop migration

b)

removing all restrictions on immigration

c)

placing Native Americans on reservations

d)

providing free land to settlers

34.

What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?

a)

Rush towns

b)

Cities of gold

c)

Boomtowns

d)

Golden towns

35.

|A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $10

a)

homesteaders

b)

drought

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Proclamation

36.

Long periods of no rain

a)

irrigation

b)

drought

c)

sodbusters

37.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
38.
How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?
a)
Main station for European immigrants
b)
Main station for Chinese immigrants
c)
Located on the EAST coast
d)
People were only there a few hours
39.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test
40.
How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?
a)
Major companies wanted to hire them
b)
People laughed at their accents
c)
Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity
d)
Immigrant children were not allowed to attend school
41.
Why did unregulated immigration end in the 1920s?
a)
US passed a law limiting immigration 
b)
People didn't want to come to the US anymore
c)
There was a war in the US
d)
Countries wouldn't allow citizens to leave for the US
42.
Where were most immigrants from?
a)
Italy
b)
Slavic Countries
c)
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
d)
Europe
43.
The first stop for immigrants from China.
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
44.
Immigrants from Europe came here first.  They were taken by ferry boat here.
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
45.
Immigrants faced this from native born Americans.  This means they were treated unfairly because of their race/ethnicity.
a)
diversity
b)
prejudice
46.
This means variety.
a)
diversity
b)
prejudice
c)
Laws
47.
The Statue of Liberty represented all of these EXCEPT what to immigrants?
a)
Freedom
b)
Excitement for a new life
c)
Opportunity to be successful
d)
Fear for a worse life
48.
Why did they ask immigrants difficult questions at Angel Island?
a)
To be exclusive and only let the best in
b)
To make sure they already had family in the US
c)
To make sure they wouldn't harm the US
49.
The number one cause of child labor is:
a)
No Education
b)
Factory Work
c)
Poverty
d)
Sweatshops
50.
Which of the following BEST explains  the mental impact of child labor?
a)
children were losing limbs and lives
b)
children did not get an education
c)
children did not have any social skills
d)
children were working long hours
51.
Which of the following is NOT a job in which child labor was used
a)
coal mining
b)
clothes making
c)
medicine
d)
farm work
52.
Which of the following BEST explains the social impact of child labor
a)
America had a booming economy
b)
America had little racial issues
c)
America had people making good money in good labor conditions
d)
America had a generation(s) of people unable to read and write
53.

Why was traveling west extremely long and dangerous ?

a)

Because their were no railroads

b)

There were Native American attacks.

c)

Covered wagons and animals moved slow.

d)

All of the above.

54.

What is the Golden Spike?

a)

The last of the iron in the mine.

b)

The first railroad line connecting the East to the West.

c)

The last of the gold in California.

d)

A spiked hair cut.

55.

What was a benefit of the railroad?

a)

The seats were made of leather.

b)

Transportation of people and goods were quicker and cheaper.

c)

They drove backwards.

d)

They went 100 miles an hour.

56.

Did the settlers moving west know that the Native Americans already owned the land?

a)

Yes

b)

No

57.
Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?
a)
They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.
b)
They bought them from factories.
c)
They bought them on the Internet.
d)
They bought them from stores.
58.
The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.
a)
French Revolution
b)
Machine Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Technological Revolution
59.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Eli Whitney
60.
How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?
a)
Cotton was made faster.
b)
Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.
c)
It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.
d)
all of the above
61.
_______________ is a machine with sharp blades used to cut grain.
a)
The sower
b)
The reaper
c)
The cotton gin
d)
The sewing machine
62.
Why did river travel improve during the 1800s?
a)
because of the invention of the steam engine
b)
because of the invention of stagecoaches
c)
because of the invention of the reaper
d)
because rivers were getting faster every year
63.
What was a nickname given to the steam locomotive?
a)
Steamy
b)
Iron Wagon
c)
Iron Horse
d)
Steam Horse
64.
What did Samuel Morse invent?
a)
the steam engine
b)
the steamboat
c)
the telegraph machine
d)
the telephone
65.
_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Immigrants
c)
Merchants
d)
Native Americans
66.
Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph. Which area of life was improved by this invention?
a)
communication
b)
farming
c)
industry
d)
transportation
67.
The change from individual production of goods to machine production is called
a)
urbanization
b)
industrialization
c)
agrarian societs
d)
nullification
68.
The transformation from rural to city is called
a)
urbanization
b)
industrialization
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
factory system
69.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
70.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
71.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
72.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
73.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
74.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
75.
The making of many items in a short period of time.
a)
Assembly Line
b)
Artisan Skills
c)
Mass Production
d)
Handcrafting
76.
The steam powered locomotive was able to transport goods and people throughout the US as a result of 
a)
Railways
b)
Deep Harbors
c)
Wide Canals
d)
 Landing Strips
77.
Henry Ford found he could produce cars less expensively and more quickly by doing which of the following? 
a)
using the assembly line
b)
using designs made in Japan
c)
using plastic instead of steel
d)
hiring only immigrants 
78.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
79.
At the beginning of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should...
a)
send troops to Europe
b)
support Germany
c)
support Great Britain
d)
remain neutral
80.
What type of warfare was used in WWI?
a)
bench
b)
trench
c)
French
d)
wrench
81.
Which of the following countries was aligned with the Allies?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Bulgaria
82.
An alliance is...
a)
A time of quick economic decline
b)
An end to shooting and bombing
c)
A neighborhood of Spanish-speaking people
d)
A partnership
83.
WWI took place mainly in
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
The United States
84.
Propaganda posters encouraged people to
a)
Go on strike
b)
Oppose the war
c)
Support the war
d)
Save money in banks
85.
In victory gardens, people grew food to
a)
eat at home
b)
can in the factories
c)
feed the farm animals
d)
send to the soliders
86.
During the war, women took jobs in
a)
factories
b)
victory gardens
c)
combat
d)
none of the above
87.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
88.
The incident that started World War I was the assassination of 
a)
The Prince of Germany
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Archduke Ferdinand
d)
the King of Austria-Hungary
89.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
90.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
91.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
92.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
93.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
94.
U-boats were German
a)
submarines used against Allied supply ship
b)
supply ships with armored hulls
c)
submarines used to find and dismantle mines
d)
supply ships that blocked Allied ports
95.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
96.
 What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
97.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
98.
During the 1920s people lives changed because they began listening to the what? 
a)
mass media 
b)
movies 
c)
radio 
d)
music 
99.
What was the name given to secret bars where people acquired alcohol illegally?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Top Secret Bars
c)
Secret Saloons
d)
Quiet Places
100.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Rule Breakers
d)
Tricksters
101.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
102.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Communists
c)
Anarchists
d)
Immigrants
103.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as: 
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration 
c)
The Great Agitation 
d)
The Great Separation 
104.

The "Roaring Twenties" was not a good time for all Americans. For example, _____________________ were not able to afford the new advances in technology that improved standard of living because the boll weevil was destroying their profits.

a)

immigratns

b)

factory workers

c)

sharecroppers

d)

African Americans

105.

In the 1920's, African Americans still faced discrimination in the south because of __________________.

a)

lynchings and slavery

b)

Jim Crow Laws and lynchings

c)

suggrage and lynchings

d)

slavery and Prohibition

106.

Which answer most closely represents what African Americans found in the north during the Great Migration?

a)

no jobs but social equality

b)

better job opportunities but continued discrimination and segregation

c)

worse conditions than they faced in the south

d)

many jobs and much fairer treatment

107.

The main purpose of the women's suffrage movement was to get ___________________________.

a)

voting rights for women

b)

women electred to Congress

c)

people to take inventions by women seriously

d)

women the right to work on farms

108.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

109.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

110.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
111.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
112.
This battle was the turning point of the war in the PACIFIC. The United States carried out a successful ambush on Japanese forces destroying 4 Japanese aircraft carriers.
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
D-Day
d)
Battle of Argonne Forest
113.
The atomic bomb was researched and developed by a team of scientists in the ___________
a)
The Blair Witch Project
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
The bombing of Hiroshima
d)
Pearl Harbor Attack
114.
The U.S. raised enormous amounts of money needed for the war through?
a)
War Bonds
b)
IPO Stock
c)
Raising Taxes by 30%
d)
Rationing
115.
Women were restricted from joining the regular armed forces, but joined the war effort through the Women's Army Corps (WACS)
a)
True
b)
False
116.

Where was the second theatre of war?

a)

The Atlantic

b)

The Pacific

c)

The Indian

d)

The Artic

117.
This image shows a $55,000,000,000 amount known as "reparations". To what is this referring?
a)
The amount of money Germany was forced to pay the allied nations as a part of the 'Treaty of Versailles'. 
b)
The amount of money that Hitler spent on infrastructure across Germany after his rise to power. 
c)
Military expenditure by France and England in the lead up to WWII. 
118.
The Appeasement Policy was designed to:
a)
Give in to Hitler's demands forever
b)
Give Hitler more land to increase Germany's power
c)
Avoid war by giving in to Hitler's demands in the hope that he would eventually be satisfied
d)
Protect France
119.
The Appeasement Policy was designed to:
a)
Give in to Hitler's demands forever
b)
Give Hitler more land to increase Germany's power
c)
Avoid war by giving in to Hitler's demands in the hope that he would eventually be satisfied
d)
Protect France
120.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
The attempt at eliminating the Japanese
b)
The attempt at eliminating all of the Jews from Europe
c)
The attempt at bringing peace at the end of the war
121.
Why did Stalin and the Soviets end up on the Allied side of the war?
a)
They signed a non-agression pact, but Hitler did not follow it.
b)
They were always allies with the US
c)
Stalin was killed so they joined their minds. 
122.
Executive Order 9066 issued by FDR required Japanese Americans to relocate to;
a)
internment camps
b)
concentration camps
c)
Japan
d)
prison camps in China
123.
The second Japanese city that the US dropped an atomic bomb on leading the surrender of the Japanese.
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Osaka
c)
Nagasaki
d)
Tokyo
124.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

125.

More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

March on Washington

126.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

127.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws

128.

First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

129.

President who was assassinated during a campaign visit in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald for his Civil Rights efforts

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

John F. Kennedy

130.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

131.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

132.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

133.

Enforced racial segregation in the South; all were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

134.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
135.
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
136.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
•European nations needed to build more factories
b)
•Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
c)
•The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
d)
•There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 
137.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
•North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
•South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
•North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
•South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
138.
This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Great Wall of China
139.
How long did the Cold War last?
a)
10 years
b)
20 years
c)
30 years
d)
40 years
140.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
141.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
c)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
142.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China