Third Grade Social Studies CRCT Review Sheet
Georgia Historical Figures
1. Paul Revere
Place of birth: Massachusetts (MA)
Character trait: liberty
Definition/Application: Freedom
Influence: independence
Obstacle: British soldiers
Important Fact: warned the colonists the British were
coming prior to Revolutionary War
2. Susan B. Anthony
Place of birth: Massachusetts (MA)
Character trait: Freedom of Conscience
Definition/Application: Right to hold a belief
Influence: Women’s Rights
Obstacle: lack of women’s rights
Important Fact: Her family were abolitionists.
3. Frederick Douglass
Place of birth: Maryland (MD)
Character trait: Freedom of Expression
Definition/Application: right to express one’s beliefs
through speaking or writing
Influence: civil rights
Obstacle: slavery
Important Fact: Escaped from slavery to New York,
started a newspaper called the North Star.
4. Mary McLeod Bethune
Place of birth: South Carolina (SC)
Character trait: Diligence
Definition/Application: hard work over time without
giving up
Influence: education
Obstacle: segregation
Important Fact: Started a school in Daytona Beach
Florida that later became a University.
5. Eleanor Roosevelt
Place of birth: New York (NY)
Character trait: tolerance
Definition/Application: Accepting people different
from you
Influence: United Nations and human rights
Obstacle: shyness
Important Fact: Married to Franklin Roosevelt.
Georgia Historical Figures
6. Thurgood Marshall
Place of birth: Maryland
Character trait: Justice
Definition/Application: equal and fair treatment under
the law
Influence: civil rights
Obstacle: He was African American – limited his
opportunities
Important Fact: Won Brown vs. Board of Education; 1st
African American judge on Supreme Court
7. Lyndon B. Johnson
Place of birth: Texas (TX)
Character trait: Respect for Authority
Definition/Application: the right to lead and make
decisions
Influence: Great Society and Voting Rights
Obstacle: taking on leadership role after Kennedy was
assassinated; Great Depression
Important Fact: Signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to
create equal voting rights for ALL people.
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Place of birth: New York (NY)
Character trait: Cooperation
Definition/Application: working together for the benefit
of everyone
Influence: New Deal and World War II
Obstacle: Disability: FDR had polio and was unable to
walk
Important Fact: Led the U.S. during World War II; first
president to be elected 4 terms!
9. Cesar Chavez
Place of birth: Arizona (AZ)
Character trait: Diligence
Definition/Application: hard work over time without
giving up
Influence: farm workers’ rights
Obstacle: tough living conditions; race as minority
Important Fact: Formed the United Farm Workers
Map Skills
* United Sates has many different landforms. Landforms are natural features on Earth’s surface:
plains, mountains, rivers, lakes, valleys and hills are natural landforms.
Students should know 2 major mountain ranges and 5 major rivers of
the United States:
Mountain Ranges
Major U.S. Rivers
P = Rocky Mountains
Q = Appalachian Mountains
U = Atlantic Ocean
W = Pacific Ocean
V = Gulf of Mexico
A = Colorado River
B = Rio Grande
E = Mississippi River
C = Ohio River
D = Hudson River
Colorado River – flows out of Rocky Mountains.
Mississippi River – longest river in the U.S.
Rocky Mountains – the highest mountain range in the United States
Lines of latitude
Lines of Longitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
imaginary lines around
the earth that measure
distances NORTH or
SOUTH of the equator
imaginary lines around
the earth that measure
distances EAST or WEST
of the equator
imaginary line around
middle of globe that
divides it in half.
imaginary line that
separates the East and
the West side of the
Earth
LINES RUN FROM EAST
TO WEST
LINES RUN FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH
Government:
1. What kind of government does the United States have? Representative Democracy
2. A constitution is a plan for how government should run.
3. The constitution created and described the roles of each branch of our national
government?
4. Where does the president work and live? The White House: Washington, DC.
5. Where do government leaders in the state of Georgia work? The capital - Atlanta
Three Branches and Levels of Government
* You must know the 3 branches of government, 3 levels of government and what they do!
Three LEVELS of Government
Local
State
National
City – Cedartown, GA
State - Georgia
Country – United States
Three Branches of Government
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
MAKES THE LAWS
EXPLAINS THE LAWS
ENFORCES THE LAWS
Local: City Commissioners
Local – Polk Superior Court
State: General Assembly:
State: GEORGIA Supreme Court
Local – City Manager (Bill Fann)
State: Governor
(Nathan Deal)
National: Congress
2 parts: Senate and House of
Representatives
National: SUPREME COURT:
9 members called JUSTICES
National: President
(Barack Obama)
Government Services:
* You need to know the government services that are provided at each level of government!
What is a government service? Services provided by the government.
What are taxes? A fee that citizens pay to the government.
Examples:
Local Government Services
Teachers
Librarians
Police officers
Firefighters
State Government Services
State Parks
State Highways
State Patrol Officers
National Government
Services
Post Offices
Military
National Parks and Forests
Greece:
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The student should be able to locate GREECE on a map.
Z = Greece
Hint to remember ~ Greece is located to the right of Italy (Y on this
map) which is shaped like a boot!
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Greece is a group of islands and a peninsula in the Mediterranean
Sea.
• A peninsula is land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
• Athens was the first city-state to have its citizens participate in
government.
• A citizen is a person who lives in an area and is loyal to that area.
The word democracy is a Greek word that means, “Rule by the people.”
The way people ruled was by voting. Voting is making an official choice.
A Direct Democracy: A government in which people vote to make their own rules and laws. This
is the type of government GREECE had.
A Representative Democracy: A government in which people vote for representatives. The
representatives make rules and laws that govern themselves and the people. This is the
type of government U.S. has.
The ancient Greeks invented three types of columns. Today, these column designs are used on
buildings all over the world. THIS IS A BIG INFLUENCE FOR AMERICA!!
Economics:
Resources
Needs are things you
must have to live.
Wants are things you
do not need but would
like to have. Goods
are all the things
people make or use.
Services are jobs that
people do for others.
A resource is
something used to
make goods and
services. Natural
resources are things
from earth that people
can use. Human
resources are people
working to make goods
and services. Capital
resources, resources
that are used to make
goods and services.
Taxes
People pay
income
tax, a tax
on their
income.
Property
tax is paid
on the
value of
someone’s
property,
such as
their land
or house.
Sales tax is
the tax
added to
the cost of
what you
buy.
TRADE
Producers make goods or perform services.
Consumers buy goods or services.
Supply is how much of a good can be had.
All goods have a limited supply.
Demand is how much people want to buy a good.
Scarcity is when there is not enough supply of a
good.
Trade is an exchange.
An import is something that a country buys from
another country.
An export is something that a country sells to
another country.
Currency is the money used in a country.
Canada
China
Japan
Mexico
U.S.
Dollar
Yuan
Yen
Peso
Dollar
$
¥
¥
$
$
Spending/Saving
An opportunity cost is
what people have to give
up in order to get what
they most want. EXAMPLE:
You are saving to buy a
bicycle that costs $100.00.
You decide not to buy a toy
that costs $25.00. The
opportunity cost is $25.00 –
for the toy you gave up.
A budget is a plan for using
money.
Interest is the money the
bank pays when you store
your money there.
Deposits mean the money
people put into a bank.
A withdrawal is the money
a person withdraws, or
takes out of the bank.