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Social Studies Unit 5 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American Indians were the first people who lived in North America.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is a Powwow?

a)

a meeting of American Indian leaders

b)

a school for American Indian children

c)

a festival where American Indians sing, dance, and tell stories

d)

a place where American Indians live

3.

Which is NOT the name of an American Indian group you read about?

a)

Cheyenne

b)

Hopi

c)

Seminole

d)

Islanders

4.

Christopher Columbus was a president.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What were the names of the 3 ships Columbus and his crew sailed on?

a)

the Nina, the Pinta, and the Ava Maria

b)

the Nuna, the Pinata, and the Ava Maria

c)

the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

d)

the Nuna, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

6.

Christopher Columbus found a shorter way to reach faraway lands.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What happened first?

a)

The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth.

b)

The Constitution was written and signed.

c)

Colonists founded Jamestown.

d)

The American Revolutionary War began.

8.

What happened to many of the native people when Europeans began establishing settlements?

a)

They became government leaders in the new settlements.

b)

They began to live in the settlements with the colonists.

c)

They were forced to move, forced into slavery, or were killed.

d)

They traveled to England and started their own colonies.

9.

Colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain. What was one of their reasons?

a)

They wanted to choose their own leaders.

b)

They wanted to establish more settlements.

c)

They wanted to end slavery in the colonies.

d)

They wanted to trade goods with France.

10.

Why was President Lincoln against Slavery?

a)

because a little girl wrote him a letter

b)

because he thought the south was making too much money

c)

because he was the leader of the Underground Railroad

d)

because he thought that all people should be free

11.

Why is Lincoln honored as a great President?

a)

because he was so tall

b)

because he like the theatre

c)

because he grew a beard

d)

because he helped to end slavery

12.

The Pilgrims were the only people to leave England and come to America.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Early America had ______ colonies.

a)

15

b)

20

c)

2

d)

13

14.

What is NOT one of the consequences of settlers clearing land to make more food and build more homes, stores, and factories?

a)

Animals lost their habitats and some became extinct.

b)

National parks were preserved to save nature.

c)

Cars and factories polluted the air.

d)

Homes and factories polluted the water.

15.

It is important to protect resources such as air, water, and trees.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Our national bird, the Bald Eagle, was once endangered, but isn't anymore.

a)

True

b)

Flase

17.

What can you do to help sVe the Earth's natural Resources?

a)

Plant a tree or garden

b)

Turn off water as you are brushing your teeth

c)

Reduce, reuse, and recycle

d)

All of the above

18.

If an animal is endangered that means there is a large population of them.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

_______ is the number of people living in a certain place.

a)

population

b)

resource

c)

pollution

d)

colony

20.

If something becomes ________ it is gone forever.

a)

endangered

b)

extinct

c)

population

d)

resource