5th Social Studies CRT ReviewQuestions from SDE

European exploration of the New World affected relations among the exploring

countries because they

A formed trade alliances.B competed for resources.C cooperated to share information.D developed a common form of money.

In the 1600s, the area

represented by the X was

settled by

A Spain.B France.C England.D Portugal.

Why did France want to control the land at the mouth of the

Mississippi River?

A to access shipping routesB to start tobacco plantationsC to make cooperation with New Spain easierD to prevent the growth of the British colonies

What part of the Native Americans’ way of life did Spanish missionaries try

to change most?

A foodB workC religionD housing

Native Americans taught Europeans to grow corn. How did the European

colonists benefit from this?

A Corn became an important cash crop.B Corn became a primary source of food.C Corn growing led to plantation farming.D Corn stalks were used as building

material.

How did the Europeans try to change the Native American culture?

A by opening trading for fursB by planting corn as a food sourceC by establishing Christian missionsD by building forts in the

Shenandoah Valley

How did weather in 1607 affect the success of the Jamestown colony?

A Spring storms wrecked their ship.

B The hot summer killed their cattle.

C Fall winds destroyed their shelters.

D The cold winter limited their harvest.

Which was the most profitable export of the Jamestown settlement?

A riceB cottonC lumberD tobacco

Attention!!!STRONG WORKERS ARRIVE

MEN WOMEN CHILDRENMAY 11, 1690

For ONLY the Price of Their Passage to

Norfolk, VirginiaHire as Many Workers

As you needTHEY WILL WORK FOR YOU

FOR3 to 7 YEARS!!!

A slaves.B apprentices.C wage

earners.D indentured

servants.

The people who were contracted at this event were known as

During the Colonial Era, a person who worked in exchange for the ship fare to

North America was called

A a burgess.B a freed slave.C an apprentice.D an indentured

servant.

At first, the Georgia colony was different from other Southern colonies because

James Oglethorpe outlawed

A indentured servants.B private property.C firearms.D slaves.

This is an example of what kind of economic exchange?

A using creditB writing checksC trading for goods

D paying with cash

A colonial American farmer needs to buy some supplies. He tells the shopkeeper that he will pay for thesupplies when he sells his crops at the end of the summer. The shopkeeper agrees to sell the supplies to the farmer.

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island as a place of religious freedom because he was

A cast out by the Puritans.B inspired by the Quakers.C encouraged by William

Penn.D persecuted by the king of

England.

What led Roger Williams to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

A He wanted more land for his own farm.B He did not agree with the Puritan leaders.C He thought that he should start his own

religion.D He wanted to learn about Native

American culture.

Who could have written this?

In 1681, I received a charter to start a new colony. I made this colony a safe place for Quakers, a religious group that was not wanted in England. We practice religious freedom in our colony and we have made peace with the Native Americans. In our colony we have a city of brotherly love.

A James Oglethorpe

B Roger WilliamsC William PennD John Smith

Which of these happened to cause tension between Great Britain and the colonists

following the French and Indian War?

A The British refused to trade with the colonists.

B The British raised colonial taxes to pay for the war.

C The colonists were forced to give up land to the British.

D The colonists no longer obeyed the orders of the British king.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

A It gave American troops time to escape from Valley Forge.

B It was the first time the American Navy was called into action.

C The American victory persuaded the French to offer assistance.

D The large number of British troops forced Congress to draft more soldiers.

In the 1760s, the American colonists accused Great Britain of “taxation without

representation” because

A the colonists did not vote for the taxes.

B the colonists did not have to pay taxes.

C the parliament taxed all imported goods.

D the parliament only taxed wealthy citizens.

One purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was

A to appoint governors for each colony.B to justify separation from British

rule.C to settle conflicts with foreign

nations.D to express loyalties to the British

Parliament.

Which document stated that the American colonies were no longer under British rule?

A Mayflower CompactB Articles of ConfederationC United States

ConstitutionD Declaration of

Independence

Which statement best describes the meaning of the text to the left?

That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government. . .

A New forms of government allow greater individual rights.

B Government exists only by the will of the people.

C Bad governments should be overthrown by force.

D Governments must engage in war to survive.

The Sons of Liberty are best known for

A enforcing the Intolerable Acts.B freeing slaves in the Spanish

colonies.C organizing protests against

British rule.D writing laws for the American

colonies.

What action by King George III led to the American Revolution?

A He sold land in the colonies to Spain.B He sent British troops to the colonies.C He sent slaves in the colonies to Great

Britain.D He invited the French to help rule the

colonies.

Which group would most likely agree with ideas presented in Common Sense?

A PatriotsB LoyalistsC British officialsD Native Americans

The ideal that one purpose of the United States government was “to establish justice” is stated in which historical

document?

A Bill of RightsB Articles of ConfederationC Declaration of

IndependenceD Preamble to the U.S.

Constitution

The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power

A to veto bills.B to make laws.C to appoint judges.D to enforce

amendments.

In the U.S. government, the judicial branch can limit the powers of the legislative

branch by

A vetoing bills.B overriding vetoes.C approving federal

judges.D ruling laws

unconstitutional.

Which part of the U. S. Constitution is a result this idea?

A the Bill of RightsB the Electoral

CollegeC the amendment

processD the three branches

of government

One way the First Amendment protects individual rights is by

A guaranteeing a trial by jury.B securing freedom of

religion.C preventing cruel

punishments.D requiring rules for police

searches.

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the

A Preamble.B Bill of Rights.C Articles of

Confederation.D Declaration of

Independence.

The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan both addressed the states’ conflict over

A natural resources.B religious freedom.C geographic

boundaries.D legislative

representation.

The Three-Fifths Compromise in the U.S. Constitution was written to solve

the issue of

A women’s rights.B the president’s powers.C determining

representation.D commerce between the

states.

What constitutional right do “Letters to the Editor” in newspapers best demonstrate?

A speechB petitionC religionD assembly

What lies east of the forest?

A lakeB riverC state parkD mountains

On the map, the line marked number 1 is the

A tropic of Capricorn.

B tropic of Cancer.

C prime meridian.

D equator.

This key would most likely be foundon which kind of map?

A ResourceB PoliticalC PhysicalD Climate

During the American colonial period, the mountains shown on the map had the greatest

impact on which group of people?

A Revolutionary War soldiers

B Native Americans moving to reservations

C colonists who wanted to move into the West

D merchants who wanted to trade with Europe

Which statement best describes the greenhouse effect?

A Smoke in the air has harmed human health.

B Pollution from factories has caused acid rain.

C Building roads has damaged available farmland.

D Burning fossil fuels has changed the atmosphere.

Which shelter was created by people who lived in a hot climate with

little vegetation?

A

B

C

D

By 1790, the American frontier extendedwestward to which physical feature?

Westward MovementA Ohio RiverB Gulf of MexicoC Rocky

MountainsD Mississippi

River

Which is the best title for the list above?

• Atlantic Ocean• Appalachian Mountains• Mississippi River• Dense forests

A Cultural Regions of the United States

B Largest Physical Regions of North America

C Obstacles to Early North American Settlement

D Locations of the First Revolutionary War Battles

Agriculture was more important to the economies of southern colonies than to

those of the New England colonies because the

A climate was cooler.B wind was less damaging.C growing season was longer.D rainfall was more

predictable.

Which geographic feature is common to the cities listed?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• New York, New York• Jamestown, Virginia

A dense forestsB coal depositsC river locationD warm climate

The Plains Indians migrated often because they

A wanted to find a better climate.B wanted to build permanent

homes.C were looking for new land to

farm.D were searching for buffalo herds

to hunt.

Early European settlers changed the lives of Native Americans the most by the

A fur trade that they shared.B food supplies that they shared.C new ways of hunting that they taught.D contagious epidemic diseases that

they carried.