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WorksheetsSocial Studies Benchmark Quiz 5th grade
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a plan for government called?
a)
Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Confederation
d)
Congress
2.
After the American Revolution, what was the first plan of government the United States had?
a)
Congress
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Bananas
d)
Articles of Confederation
3.
The Articles of Confederation only had a ________________ branch of government.
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
4.
All states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Ratify means.....
a)
Read
b)
Approve
c)
Turn in
d)
Sign
5.
The __________ Plan would allow for states with larger populations to have more power.
a)
Maine
b)
Red Coat
c)
New England
d)
Virginia
6.
The _______ Plan gave all states the same amount of power.
a)
Government
b)
New Jersey
c)
Constitution
7.
This included two houses of Congress, with one house based on population and one house with equal representation.
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Government
c)
Trial
d)
Legislative
8.
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Treaty of Paris
9.
What are the rights included in the 1st amendment?
a)
Freedom of Speech and Press
b)
Freedom of Religion and Assembly
c)
Freedom to petition the government
d)
All of the other answer choices
10.
This was the final battle of the American Revolution.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Boston
11.
What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
a)
The Battle of Saratoga
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
The Battle of Yorktown
d)
Boston
12.
What explained why separating from Great Britain was necessary?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
13.
Why did the colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor?
a)
To protest the tea act
b)
The fish were thirsty
c)
Because the British wanted them to
d)
To keep taxes
14.
What were colonists who were opposed to Britain called?
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
British
d)
Hessians
15.
What is a tariff?
a)
Law
b)
Tax
c)
Paper
d)
British spy
16.
What was a common cry from the colonies?
a)
Long live King George III!
b)
No trade for us!
c)
We stand with Britain!
d)
No taxation without representation!
17.
Why were the colonists upset about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists couldn't move past the Appalachian Mountains
b)
Colonists had to quarter soldiers
c)
Colonists couldn't own horses
18.
What was the effect of the French and Indian War?
a)
Proclamation of 1763and colonists were taxed
b)
The British lost
c)
The colonists had to go back to England
19.
Who was the King of England?
a)
Henry the IIIV
b)
George the III
c)
Edward the I
d)
Mr. Zuluaga
20.
Who was the commander of the revolutionary army?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
George Washington
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Mrs. Brinsfield
21.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
a)
A British General
b)
Surrendered to George Washington
c)
Surrendered at Yorktown
d)
All of these
22.
What was the name of the group of people who protested the Stamp Act?
a)
Sons of Britain
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Sons of America
d)
Daughters of Britain
23.
Who rode through the night warning that "The British are coming"!
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Lord Cornwallis
d)
Samuel Adams
24.
What river did George Washington cross?
a)
Deleware
b)
Colorado
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Mississippi
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