WorksheetsSocial Studies Weekly, Week 16, 5th grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A new coin system created by this person and adopted by Congress in 1785.
Benjamin Franklin
Dolly Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
What were some major problems the U. S. had under the Articles of Confederation?
There were no states to join the Articles of Confederation.
There wasn't an executive branch so states didn't follow the rules and laws.
Women wanted to take over.
Men wanted to take over.
This Revolutionary War solider-turned-farmer led a rebellion against the government in 1786-1787.
Daniel Shays
James Dean
Benedict Arnold
Baron von Steuben
What were two events that ended the Revolutionary War?
The soldiers were tired and hungry.
Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States in the Treaty of Paris. General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown.
The Declaration of Independence and King George gave up.
King George died and the U.S. didn't go to his funeral.
George Washington was............
the first president, the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, the inventor of bifocals
the first man on the moon, the first man to pose for the dollar bill, a farmer
Revolutionary War general, the inventor of the hot-air balloon, the inventor of the quarter.
A Revolutionary War General, the first president, a surveyor.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for ...........?
new land for states, new slaves, new trade with the Chinese
New land for states, prohibition of slavery, the Ohio River as a boundary.
new land for Native Americans, fur trading with China, hot-air ballooning
new land for existing states, more tax money, cooperation with the British
This agreement officially ended the Revolutionary war.
Treaty of Cornwallis, 1781
Treaty of Osceola, 1843
Treat of Paris, 1783
Treaty of Philadelphia, 1776
The Articles of Confederation provided for a _______.
League of Women Voters
ginseng exchange
firm league of friendship
national constitution
This law allowed states to expand by buying surveyed lands to their west.
Southwest Ordinance
Florida Exchange
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northern Territory Rule
The post-Revolutionary War government of the early 1780s was based on which document?
The Articles of Confederation.
the Bill of Rights
the Declaration of Independence
the Constitution
Technology of the 1780s included _______.
submarines and cellular phones
hot-air balloons, bifocals, and ice cream
ice cream, Coca-Cola™ and sandwiches
bifocals, coins and airplanes
Some problems under the Articles of Confederation were that states ________.
printed their own money and taxed other states.
taxed each other and went to war against England and France
printed their own money and fought over names of ice cream flavors
made their own rules for trade and started the Civil War
Which word means the same as approved?
humble
ratify
disband
pardon
What words means the same as national?
approve
pardon
human
federal
Which word means the same split up?
humble
ratify
disband
federal
What is the meaning of rules?
Should be followed
Strongly suggested
disband
are made to be broken
What is the meaning of guidelines?
Should be read two times
Should be followed
Strongly suggested
Are make by the principal
What word means "not proud or boastful"?
pardon
humble
disband
ratify
Who said "War is never good ."
George Washington
Daniel Shay
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Who is known as the "Father of our Country?"
Suzie Isbell
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
