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Social Studies Assessment 4th grade

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
2.
A television show explaining about Neil Armstrong and  his walk on the moon. The TV show is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
3.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.

All Indian tribes did NOT descend from the Paleo-Indians.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How were the Shawnee and Wyandot tribes similar? Choose 3 answers

a)

They dressed in similar fashion.

b)

They were farmers and hunters.

c)

They built permanent shelters and stayed in one place.

d)

They passed down history through storytelling.

6.

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence ?

a)

For fun

b)

To read to people

c)

To tell people why they were separating from the British.

7.

Why did the colonists fight in the Revolutionary War?

a)

To gain freedom from France

b)

To stay under British control.

c)

To gain freedom from the British.

8.

What served as a set of rules on how to become a state?

a)

The Northwest Ordinance

b)

The Monroe Doctrine

c)

The Bill of Rights

9.

What happened to the Native American's after the Revolutionary war?

a)

Tribes were happy in the new land

b)

Tribes were pushed off their land

c)

Tribes were welcomed to the new country

d)

Tribes received money for their hard work

10.

What is the fight over the land in the United States and Canada between the U.S. and Britain called?

a)

The War of 1812

b)

Battle of the Thames

c)

Battle of Tippecanoe

11.
A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.
a)
an abolitionist
b)
a soldier
c)
a civilian
12.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

It allowed slavery in the North

b)

It allowed slavery in the South

c)

It officially freed the slaves

d)

It made it illegal to help escaped slaves

13.

___ invented the first successful airplane.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Garrett Morgan

c)

James Ritty

d)

The Wright Brothers

14.

___ invented the three way traffic signal.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Garrett Morgan

c)

James Ritty

d)

The Wright Brothers

15.

Which helps us know the colors and symbols on the map and what they represent?

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

latitude

d)

key or legend

16.

Which two methods of transportation did the early settlers and immigrants work to build and use to transport goods and people?

a)

canals

b)

airplanes

c)

railroads

d)

rockets

17.

The capital of Ohio is __________.

a)

Toledo

b)

Columbus

c)

Pandora

d)

Cincinnati

18.

The North wanted to ​ (a)   slavery.

Choose from the below words
abolish
keep
19.

Ohio has a diverse culture?

a)

True

b)

False

20.
What is one reason Ohio had great transportation?
a)
Ohio has an ocean
b)
Ohio was the largest state in the country
c)
Ohio had many waterways
21.

Why is Ohio considered a Bellwether state?

a)

Ohio has diverse resources for its state

b)

Bellwether means the weather is always changing

c)

A Bellwether is like a clue, and the candidate who wins in the state tends to wing the whole elections

d)

Because it is beaitiful

22.
The First Amendment keeps the government from making laws that might stop us from SAYING what we think.  This is freedom of ____________.
a)
press
b)
religion
c)
speech
d)
assembly
23.

What is a compromise?

a)

When you do not agree with someone.

b)

When you give the person what they want

c)

When noone is happy

d)

When two parties agree to give up something to settle an issiue

24.

Which of the following is a law you follow?

a)

no running in the hallway

b)

no teasing other people

c)

home before dark

d)

do not cause harm to others

25.

This means actively engaging in the community, state, or nation.

a)

civic participation

b)

service organization

c)

evaluating information

d)

right

e)

responsibility

26.

Today's United States government is modeled after which models?

a)

Ancient India

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

Ancient China

27.

Why do we have laws in the United States?

a)

To make people unhappy

b)

Laws are what are parents tell us to do

c)

Laws make us feel like we live

in jail

d)

Laws help people live safely