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5 Grade Social Studies

GCISD
End of the Year
Assessment
2008-2009
Form A

1.

2.

What conclusion can you draw from these pictures concerning the economic
activity of the Native American people that lived in these shelters?
A

Native Americans used the natural resources of the surrounding lands to

meet their basic needs.

All of the people that lived in these shelters were nomads.

All of these people were farmers.

Native Americans depended on animals for clothing and food.

What motivated English exploration and settlement of North America?

A

Competition with Spain and France for colonies

The hope that explorers would find gold

Religious freedom

All of the above

3.

4.

Native American tribes in the Great Plains region met their need for food and
shelter through
A

farming

hunting

fishing

trading

A royal colony was governed by a

A

representative government

private landowner

partnership or corporation

king or queen

Hoping to find gold, 105 Englishmen settled Jamestown,

Virginia in 1607. Challenges such as swampy land, disease, and
poor relations with the Native Americans made life difficult.
The settlers never found gold, but eventually many became
wealthy by selling Virginias gold.
5.

6.

What is Virginias gold?

A

Lumber

Tobacco

Grain

Slaves

How many years are shown on the above time line?

A

15

25













7. Which colonial issue is this cartoon most likely about?

A Censorship of the press

B Quartering of troops

C Establishing a national religion

D Taxation without representation

8.

9.

The Boston Tea Party was initiated by the Sons of Liberty to

A

show displeasure toward the tea ships and tea tax

retaliate for the Boston Massacre

respond to the Intolerable Acts imposed by Parliament

support the East India Companys monopoly on tea

Which of the following is the main reason colonists protested the British tax laws?
A

The colonists didnt make a very large salary.

The colonists didnt have elected representatives in Parliament to help

pass fair laws.

The colonists believed that they should get protection from the British
government for free.

The colonists didnt like King George III.

Religious
Freedom

10.

Economic
Opportunity

New Way
of Life

Which of the following is the best title for the tree map above?
A

Reasons for European Colonization

Causes of the French and Indian War

Guidelines for Creating a Government

Purposes of Education and Training

Give me liberty, or give me death!

-Patrick Henry, 1775
11.

12.

What is Patrick Henrys message in this excerpt?

A

Freedom is worth dying for.

Only the free can survive.

Free people live longer.

People must die to gain freedom.

With an economic system based upon farm production, Middle Colonies farmers
grew so much wheat that the region became known as
A

Aggies

Plantation Colonies

Breadbasket Colonies

Apprentices

Use the above map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following
question.
13.

14.

15.

The Revolutionary War took place in which region?

A

Which of the following was a cause of westward expansion in the United States?
A

Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

Most of the land west of the Mississippi River was bad for farming.

French warships attacked cities in the East and citizens moved west for
safety.

People wanted to form friendly relationships with the Native Americans.

John Smith helped the Jamestown colony survive by

A

sending colonists back to England if they did not obey

the laws

forcing colonists to find gold, furs, and other riches

requiring colonists to work in order to receive food

requiring the colonists to stand guard at the fort

16.

During the 17th century, the survival of most of the early colonial settlements in
North America depended upon the colonists learning and using Native American A

military strategies

agricultural practices

political ideas

housing styles

I.__________________________
A. Almost one million people died.
B. The North dominated the nation economically.
C. The South remained poor and mostly agricultural.
D. Civil rights gains for blacks were temporary.
17.

Which is the best title for the information in the above box?
A

Domination of the North

Expansion of Civil Rights

Economic Systems in America

Effects of the Civil War

18.

19.

Cotton
Spinning
Mill

more
cotton
cloth
made

cotton
gin

cotton
was
cleaned
quickly

new
machines

Which of the following belongs in the last box with the question mark?
A

More people moved to farms.

More goods were produced.

Cotton prices were inflated.

Southern plantations got smaller.

What best describes this monument in the picture below?

A

For many Americans, it has been a symbol of the power of the president.

For many people moving west in covered wagons, it has been a symbol of
bravery.

For many soldiers, it has been a symbol of the United States Army.

For many immigrants, it has been a symbol of the freedom they hoped to
find in the United States.

20.

Beginning in the early 1800s, advances in transportation in the United States

helped lead to
A

a decrease in the size of cities

the ability of people to sell their goods nationwide

the beginning of trade with foreign countries

a decrease in agricultural production

Rural and Urban Populations in the United States, 1850 1980

Total United
States
Population

Year

Urban
Population

Percent

Rural
Population

Percent

1850

23,200,000

3,500,000

15%

19,600,000

85%

1900

76,000,000

30,200,000

40%

45,800,000

60%

1950

150,700,000

96,500,000

64%

54,200,000

36%

1980

226,500,000 167,000,000

74%

59,500,000

26%

21.

Based on the above chart, the percent of people living in cities between 1850 and
1900 -A

increased

decreased

doubled

remained constant

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United

States of American, and to the republic for
which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Use the above passage and your knowledge of social studies to answer question 22.
22.

23.

What does the sentence, I pledge allegiance to the flag mean?

A

I promise to be loyal to the ideals of the United States.

I promise to salute the flag when I see it in parades.

I promise to join the army of the United States.

I promise to like all the laws of the United States.

An economic system in which people can own property and businesses and
are free to decide what to make, how much to produce, and what price to charge is
the
A

division of labor method

mass production process

supply and demand curve

free enterprise system

Continental United States

24.

Which region is shaded on the map?

A

Great Plains

Coastal Range

Great Lakes Region

Appalachian Mountains

Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following
question.

25.

Which branch of government makes the laws in the United States?

A

Executive

Judicial

Legislative

None of the above

26.

The main goal of the abolitionist movement was to

27.

help women get the right to vote

stop the use of slavery

start public schools

stop the consumption of alcohol

The House of Representatives has the power to impeach the president.

The president has the power to veto laws passed by Congress.
The Senate must approve judicial appointments made by the president.

The information in the box above is an example of which of the following?

A

Individual rights

Federalism

Checks and balances

Popular sovereignty

28.

29.

Which geographic tool can be used to show where Fort Worth is located in
relation to Houston?
A

Legend

Symbol

Grid system

Compass rose

Susan must write a report on the astronauts using only primary sources. Which of
the following should she use?
A

A biography of John Glenn

Her social studies textbook

The encyclopedia article on astronauts

An astronauts diary

30.

According to the above graph, the number of women in the labor force has
increased dramatically. One explanation for the increase is -.
A

equality of opportunity encouraged more women to seek employment

women were forced to join the labor force because men were away at war

many companies paid higher salaries to women to attract them to their

work force

large numbers of men were leaving jobs in the city to work on farms.

Use your knowledge of social studies and the map below to

answer question 31.

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4
31.

32.

Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is located closest to

which numbered box in the above map?
A

Which form of transportation was used by early European explorers in North

America?
A

Railroad

Ships

Airplane

Automobile

The Bill of Rights guarantees that all American citizens have the right to
worship in the church of their choice. Americans also have the right not to
worship at all. The United States government cannot make people worship
the same god or make them attend the same type of church.
33.

34.

35.

Which of the following first amendment rights guarantees the rights described
above?
A

Freedom of religion

Freedom of speech

Right to assemble

Freedom of the press

The Declaration of Independence says that when a government takes natural

rights away, the people should
A

form a government committee with a senator, a representative and a judge

move to a country with a different government

create a new government ensuring life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

learn the history of countries with successful governments

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are called
the
A

Declaration of Independence

Mayflower Compact

Bill of Rights

Emancipation Proclamation

36.

Which idea best completes the diagram below?

House of
Burgesses

Colonial
Assembly

37.

38.

Built a church

Traded with Indians

Planted crops

Made the laws

Members were
white male
landowners

Which term best describes a colonists attempt to start a business and own property?
A

Religious freedom

Representative government

Free enterprise

Supply and demand

It is important to remember Rosa Parks because

A

the Supreme Court ruled that she and all other black children should be
allowed to attend the same schools as white children

she was a black woman who refused to obey a law that required her to
give her bus seat to a white person

she was the head of black workers union who urged President Truman to
end all forms of segregation in the work place

she was a black teenager who refused to leave the part of a restaurant that
had been set aside for white customers

39.

Thirteenth Amendment

Slavery was abolished and

Congress was allowed to make laws
needed to enforce this amendment.

Fourteenth Amendment

People born in or made citizens by

the United States are citizens of the
nation and state in which they live.

Fifteenth Amendment

The right to vote cannot be denied

because of race, color, or having
once been a slave.

Nineteenth Amendment

Womens right to suffrage was

granted for both national and state
elections.

Which amendment in the above chart made former slaves members of the United
States?
A

Thirteenth Amendment

Fourteenth Amendment

Fifteenth Amendment

Nineteenth Amendment

40.

41.

Which number on the above map shows the land gained as a result of the
Revolutionary War?
A

George Washington served as our countrys first president and the President of
the Constitutional Convention. He is also remembered as the -A

Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution

Our countrys second Vice President under John Adams

Leader of the House of Representatives

Admiral of the Navy