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5th Grade Social Studies CBA Review-Unit 5/Unit 6

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 4hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civil War: Where was slavery banned?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

2.

What was the main economic activity of the North during the Civil War?

a)

Agriculture: farming, plants, and livestock

b)

Agrarian: cultivation of land

c)

Urbanization: town or city

d)

Industrialization: factories, raw materials, goods, andservices

3.

What contributed to sectionalism in the U.S. that fueled the Civil War?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Slavery

c)

Republicans

d)

Patriotism

4.

Which amendment guarantees the rights to vote for African American men?

a)

13th amendment

b)

15th amendment

c)

14th amendment

d)

16th amendment

5.

Which amendment ended slavery in the United States?

a)

15th amendment

b)

14th amendment

c)

16th amendment

d)

13th amendment

6.

Which amendment grants citizenship to all African Americans?

a)

16th amendment

b)

14th amendment

c)

13th amendment

d)

15th amendment

7.

What government organization helped newly freed African Americans get their immediate needs met?

a)

Voter Registration Electors

b)

Homeland Security

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Federal Bureau of Investigations

8.

Reconstruction included all of these, EXCEPT:

a)

Carpetbaggers and Scalawags

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

3 new amendments

d)

Congressional Hearings

9.

A scalawag is:

a)

a white Southerner who agreed with Reconstruction

b)

a former soldier of the Confederate Army

c)

a white Northerner who moved to the South for economic gain

d)

a black Southerner who agreed with Reconstruction

10.

A carpetbagger is:

a)

a black Southerner who agreed with Reconstruction

b)

a white Northerner who moved to the South for economic gain

c)

a former soldier of the Confederate Army

d)

a white Southerner who agreed with Reconstruction

11.

What document, signed by what president, freed the slaves in rebelling states during the Civil War?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln

b)

Confederate States Constitution by Henry Clay

c)

Thirteenth Amendment by Andrew Jackson

d)

U.S. Constitution by the United States

12.

Rosa Parks did all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Gave a speech at the March on Washington

b)

Marched in protest of segregation

c)

Volunteered at the NAACP

d)

Arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus

13.

What was César Chávez greatest contribution to America?

a)

He was the first man to walk on the moon.

b)

He brought positive changes to the Montgomery, Alabama community.

c)

He discovered a polio vaccine.

d)

He brought positive changes to the migrant farm working community.

14.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Become a Civil Rights Leader

b)

Gave his "I have a dream speech" at the March on Washington

c)

Led the march in Selma, Alabama

d)

He saw the Poverty Act pass in Alabama

15.

Which is NOT true about President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

a)

Helped end the Great Depression with New Deal programs

b)

Ended World War II by bombing 2 Japanese cities

c)

Served 3 terms as president

d)

Cousin of former President Theodore Roosevelt

16.

Who was Susan B. Anthony?

a)

a person who refused to give up her seat on a bus

b)

a person who helped slaves on the Underground Railroad

c)

a woman who led the fight for women's rights

d)

a women who worked as a waitress

17.

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

a)

African-American military pilots during WW2

b)

Navy seals

c)

Brave foot soldiers

d)

Silent and Sneaky snipers

18.

Group of Japanese soldiers that fought for the Americans in World War 2:

a)

101st Airborne

b)

442nd regimental combat team

c)

Navajo Code Talkers

d)

Tuskegee Airmen

19.

In what year was Ronald Reagan elected president? And what did he do?

a)

1974, and he ended the Cold War

b)

1989, and he ended WW1

c)

1980, and he ended the Cold War

d)

1963, and he ended the Cold War

20.

Who created bifocals?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Thomas Edison

21.

Was Benjamin Franklin one of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence?

a)
Yes
b)
No
22.

How did the Lightning Rod that Benjamin Franklin invented help buildings and houses?

a)

Keeping the building from catching on fire when lightning strikes a building

b)

To keep the building and houses from falling over when lightning strikes

c)

It helped building and houses keep their alarms off

d)

To help the kids in the building or house learn at school

23.
Benjamin Franklin was well knows for his:
a)
inventions
b)
paintings
c)
horses
24.

What were the unexpected consequences of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin?

a)

The demand and price of slaves increased

b)

Expansion of cotton production which required more slaves

c)

England declared war on American manufacturing

d)

More land is purchased to grow cotton in the South and Southwest

e)

Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin patent is ignored and many imitation gins are made using his design.

25.

Who Made the first plow?

a)

Oliver

b)

Case I H

c)

John Deere

d)

Big bud

26.

What inventions are Thomas Edison known for? Select all that apply.

a)

the phonograph

b)

a printing press

c)

the microwave

d)

a vote counter to be used in elections

e)

the light bulb

27.

Why was George Washington Carver important?

a)

he taught southern farmers how to improve their worn out land

b)

He established the Tuskegee Institute

c)

He had a cool nickname "The Peanut Man"

d)

He liked art

28.

The Wright Brothers invented the __________.

a)

light bulb

b)

airplane

c)

telephone

29.
Neil Armstrong was known as the first man to....
a)
walk on the moon
b)
fly a plane over the Atlantic Ocean
c)
work for NASA
30.
Who was the Vice President of the United States under Barack Obama?
a)
Richard Cheney
b)
Joseph Biden
c)
Dan Quayle
d)
Al Gore
31.
What is Barack Obama most famous for?
a)
An author of non-fiction books
b)
His love for basketball
c)
Being the first African-American President of the United States
d)
 His ability to speak multiple languages
32.

What made the cotton gin such a useful invention?

a)

It was invented by the great Eli Whitney.

b)

It removed seeds from cotton efficiently.

c)

It increased slave labor.

d)

It became the South's main source of income.

33.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
34.

How did the growth of the railway system during the 19th century affect the U.S. economy?

a)

by helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. businesses

b)

by making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories

c)

by helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies

d)

by permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees

35.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

The Wright Brothers

d)

Karl Marx

36.
The president who promised the people a "New Deal" during the Great Depression.
a)
Jesse Owens
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
George Washington
37.
During the Great Depression people were worried because the economy was doing poorly.  How did this fear affect their consumption of goods?
a)
People consumed more things because they thought they wouldn't be able to buy them later.
b)
People consumed fewer things because they wanted to save as much money as they could.
c)
People consumed more things because they wanted businesses to do better.
d)
People consumed fewer things because the government was rationing consumption.
38.
Bob lived during a time when there were large dust storms and no rain for weeks or months at a time.  This was known as the
a)
Great Recession
b)
TVA
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
CCC
39.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
40.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
41.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
42.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
43.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
 Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
44.
This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting. 
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
24th Amendment
45.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th  Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
46.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?

a)

denying the right to vote based on race or color

b)

denying the right to vote based on gender

c)

allowing people to vote multiple times

d)

allowing people under the age of 21 to vote

47.

Which countries were part of the Central Powers during WW1?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria

d)

Hungary

e)

France

48.

Which countries were part of the Allied Powers during WW1?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Ottoman Empire

49.

America joined WW2 after:

a)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

b)

Germany sank the Lusitania

c)

The holocaust ended

d)

None of the Above

50.

Who were the Axis Powers during WW2?

a)
Germany, Great Britain, and France
b)
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy and the United States
51.

The Transcontinental Railroad helped the economy to grow because-

a)

buffalo herds were located more easily and successfully

b)

goods were moved to markets more quickly and cheaply

c)

workers from California migrated to the East Coast

d)

railroad helped find new petroleum resources

52.

The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when-

a)

South Carolina seceded from the Union

b)

Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter

c)

Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States

d)

Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States

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