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Fifth Grade (Grade 5) US History Questions

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Grade 5 Early National Era
About 4,000 Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
Cotton was "king" because
  1. it was an important part of the North's growing industrial economy.
  2. the cotton gin made it easy to produce.
  3. slave labor made it easy to harvest.
  4. all of the above.
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The Plains cultural area is located between the Rocky Mountains and                          .
  1. the Appalachian Mountains
  2. the Mississippi River
  3. the Columbia River
  4. the Pacific Ocean
Grade 5 Colonial Period
A person who agreed to work of another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America was
  1. a slave
  2. an immigrant
  3. a minister
  4. an indentured servant
Grade 5 Civil War
The Civil War had already ended by the time it was announced on June 19, 1865, that slavery had ended in Texas.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 American Revolution
Who represented the British at their trial for the Boston Massacre?
  1. George Washington
  2. Benjamin Franklin
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. John Adams
Grade 5 The Frontier
Leaving in May 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition returned in September of                .
  1. 1806
  2. 1808
  3. 1810
  4. 1815
Grade 5 Civil War
Houses close to battlefields were often used as a headquarters or as a hospital.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Which river is the western boundary of the Northeast and Southeast cultural areas?
  1. Ohio
  2. Potomac
  3. Missouri
  4. Mississippi
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Originally the Iroquois Confederacy was made up of how many nations?
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 9
Grade 5 US History
Answer the following questions about important documents in United States' history.
__ Which document, written by Thomas Paine, made a public case for the independence of the United States? A. The Constitution
__ Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, what documents argued for the ratification of the Constitution? B. Articles of Confederation
__ What was the first governing document of the United States? C. Emancipation Proclamation
__ By freeing slaves in Confederate states, which document changed the course of the Civil War? D. Missouri Compromise
__ Which document contains a list of grievances against British King George III? E. Common Sense
__ Which document contains the first ten amendments to the Constitution? F. Monroe Doctrine
__ Ratified in 1788, which document serves as the basis for laws in the United States? G. Bill of Rights
__ Which document established the process by which states were admitted to the Union H. Federalist Papers
__ Which document required a free state to be admitted to the Union for every slave state? I. Northwest Ordinance
__ Which document established a policy of the United States opposing any European interference in the Americas? J. Declaration of Independence
Grade 5 Civil War
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
  1. Battle of Fort Sumter
  2. Battle of Chancellorsville
  3. Battle of Bull Run
  4. Battle of Gettysburg
Grade 5 The Frontier
Who led the Mexican forces against the Alamo?
  1. Santa Anna
  2. Davy Crockett
  3. Maximilian I
  4. Vicente Guerrero
Grade 5 Civil War
The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter. Where was Fort Sumter located?
  1. New York
  2. New Hampshire
  3. South Carolina
  4. North Carolina
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Who led the Puritans that settled in Boston?
  1. John Winthrop
  2. Bill British
  3. George Winchester
  4. Doug Dover
Grade 5 Civil War
To abolish slavery means to
  1. get rid of it.
  2. maintain it.
  3. support it.
  4. run away from it.
Grade 5 Civil War
The Underground Railroad was
  1. an underground train
  2. a secret caves the slaves traveled
  3. a group of people that helped slaves escape
  4. A railroad haunted by the ghost of slaves
Grade 5 American Revolution
Who wrote Common Sense?
  1. Benjamin Franklin
  2. John Hancock
  3. William Wipple
  4. Thomas Paine
Grade 5 Civil War
Shortages of food and supplies were more common in the North than in the South.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colonial Period
In October 1756, Lydia Taft of Uxbridge in Massachusetts Colony became the first woman to legally vote in what would become the United States.
  1. True
  2. False
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