5th Social Studies CRT Review
Questions from SDE
European exploration of the New World
affected relations among the exploring
countries because they
A
B
C
D
formed trade alliances.
competed for resources.
cooperated to share information.
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
B
C
D
to access shipping routes
to start tobacco plantations
to make cooperation with New Spain easier
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
B
C
D
food
work
religion
housing
Native Americans taught Europeans to
grow corn. How did the European
colonists benefit from this?
A
B
C
D
Corn became an important cash crop.
Corn became a primary source of food.
Corn growing led to plantation farming.
Corn stalks were used as building
material.
How did the Europeans try to change
the Native American culture?
A
B
C
D
by opening trading for furs
by planting corn as a food source
by establishing Christian missions
by building forts in the Shenandoah Valley
How did weather in 1607 affect the success
of the Jamestown colony?
A
B
C
D
Spring storms wrecked their ship.
The hot summer killed their cattle.
Fall winds destroyed their shelters.
The cold winter limited their harvest.
Which was the most profitable export
of the Jamestown settlement?
A rice
B cotton
C lumber
D tobacco
The people who were contracted at
this event were known as
Attention!!!
STRONG WORKERS ARRIVE
MEN WOMEN CHILDREN
MAY 11, 1690
For ONLY the Price of Their Passage
to
Norfolk, Virginia
Hire as Many Workers
As you need
THEY WILL WORK FOR YOU FOR
3 to 7 YEARS!!!
A
B
C
D
slaves.
apprentices.
wage earners.
indentured
servants.
During the Colonial Era, a person who
worked in exchange for the ship fare to
North America was called
A
B
C
D
a burgess.
a freed slave.
an apprentice.
an indentured servant.
At first, the Georgia colony was different
from other Southern colonies because
James Oglethorpe outlawed
A
B
C
D
indentured servants.
private property.
firearms.
slaves.
This is an example of what kind of
economic exchange?
A colonial American
farmer needs to buy
some supplies. He tells
the shopkeeper that he
will pay for the
supplies when he sells
his crops at the end of
the summer. The
shopkeeper agrees to sell
the supplies to the
farmer.
A
B
C
D
using credit
writing checks
trading for goods
paying with cash
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island as a
place of religious freedom because he was
A
B
C
D
cast out by the Puritans.
inspired by the Quakers.
encouraged by William Penn.
persecuted by the king of England.
What led Roger Williams to leave the
Massachusetts Bay Colony?
A
B
C
D
He wanted more land for his own farm.
He did not agree with the Puritan leaders.
He thought that he should start his own religion.
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
B
C
D
James Oglethorpe
Roger Williams
William Penn
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
B
C
D
the colonists did not vote for the taxes.
the colonists did not have to pay taxes.
the parliament taxed all imported goods.
the parliament only taxed wealthy citizens.
One purpose for writing the Declaration of
Independence was
A
B
C
D
to appoint governors for each colony.
to justify separation from British rule.
to settle conflicts with foreign nations.
to express loyalties to the British Parliament.
Which document stated that the American
colonies were no longer under British rule?
A
B
C
D
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
United States Constitution
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
B
C
D
enforcing the Intolerable Acts.
freeing slaves in the Spanish colonies.
organizing protests against British rule.
writing laws for the American colonies.
What action by King George III led to the
American Revolution?
A
B
C
D
He sold land in the colonies to Spain.
He sent British troops to the colonies.
He sent slaves in the colonies to Great Britain.
He invited the French to help rule the colonies.
Which group would most likely agree with
ideas presented in Common Sense?
A Patriots
B Loyalists
C British officials
D Native Americans
The ideal that one purpose of the United
States government was “to establish
justice” is stated in which historical
document?
A
B
C
D
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the
power
A
B
C
D
to veto bills.
to make laws.
to appoint judges.
to enforce amendments.
In the U.S. government, the judicial branch
can limit the powers of the legislative
branch by
A
B
C
D
vetoing bills.
overriding vetoes.
approving federal judges.
ruling laws unconstitutional.
Which part of the U. S. Constitution is a
result this idea?
A the Bill of Rights
B the Electoral College
C the amendment
process
D the three branches of
government
One way the First Amendment protects
individual rights is by
A
B
C
D
guaranteeing a trial by jury.
securing freedom of religion.
preventing cruel punishments.
requiring rules for police searches.
The first ten amendments to the U.S.
Constitution are known as the
A
B
C
D
Preamble.
Bill of Rights.
Articles of Confederation.
Declaration of Independence.
The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan
both addressed the states’ conflict over
A
B
C
D
natural resources.
religious freedom.
geographic boundaries.
legislative representation.
The Three-Fifths Compromise in the U.S.
Constitution was written to solve
the issue of
A
B
C
D
women’s rights.
the president’s powers.
determining representation.
commerce between the states.
What constitutional right do “Letters to the
Editor” in newspapers best demonstrate?
A
B
C
D
speech
petition
religion
assembly
What lies east of
the forest?
A
B
C
D
lake
river
state park
mountains
On the map, the line marked
number 1 is the
A
B
C
D
tropic of Capricorn.
tropic of Cancer.
prime meridian.
equator.
This key would most likely be found
on which kind of map?
A
B
C
D
Resource
Political
Physical
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
C
B
D
By 1790, the American frontier extended
westward to which physical feature?
Westward Movement
A
B
C
D
Ohio River
Gulf of Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
• Atlantic Ocean
• Appalachian Mountains
• Mississippi River
• Dense forests
Which is the best title for the list above?
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
B
C
D
climate was cooler.
wind was less damaging.
growing season was longer.
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
B
C
D
dense forests
coal deposits
river location
warm climate
The Plains Indians migrated
often because they
A
B
C
D
wanted to find a better climate.
wanted to build permanent homes.
were looking for new land to farm.
were searching for buffalo herds to hunt.
Early European settlers changed the lives
of Native Americans the most by the
A
B
C
D
fur trade that they shared.
food supplies that they shared.
new ways of hunting that they taught.
contagious epidemic diseases that they carried.