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Grade 5 Colonial Period
Which group came to America so they did not have to worship in the Church of England?
  1. Pilgrims
  2. The Vikings
  3. Native Americans
  4. Merchants
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The Iroquois allied themselves with the British during the French and Indian War.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Progressive Era
The Women's Suffrage Procession was organized by Alice Paul.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
What was the name of the document that President Lincoln drafted to put an end to slavery.
  1. The Declaration of Independence
  2. The Emancipation Proclamation
  3. The Gettysburg Address
  4. The Bill of Rights
Grade 5 The Frontier
The Lewis and Clark Expedition left from, and returned to, which city?
  1. Philadelphia
  2. Cincinnati
  3. New York
  4. St. Louis
Grade 5 Industrialization

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Which form of mass production was used by Henry Ford to produce automobiles in large quantities?
  1. Assembly Line
  2. Morse Code
  3. Bessemer Process
  4. Interchangeable Parts
Grade 5 Civil War
What officially started the Civil War?
  1. battle at Fort Sumter
  2. disagreements between Lincoln and Davis
  3. disagreements between the North and the South
  4. Battle of Gettysburg
Grade 5 Colonial Period
The Puritans were responsible for the establishment of which city?
  1. New York
  2. Philadelphia
  3. Washington D.C.
  4. Boston
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Mound building cultures lived along the Great Lakes, Ohio, and                 River valleys.
  1. Hudson
  2. Colorado
  3. Mississippi
  4. St. Lawrence
Grade 5 Progressive Era
Susan B. Anthony was raised in what denomination?
  1. Quaker
  2. Catholic
  3. Anglican
  4. Lutheran
Grade 5 American Revolution
At what battle was the famous quote, "Don't fire upon, til you see the whites of their eyes?"
  1. Concord
  2. Yorktown
  3. Bunker Hill
  4. Trenton
Grade 5 Civil War
When did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
  1. April 9, 1865
  2. April 12, 1861
  3. January 1, 1863
  4. March 13, 1866
Grade 5 World War II
This is where Japan bombed the United States Navy. As a result, the United States entered WWII.
  1. Savannah, GA
  2. Kitty Hawk, NC
  3. Pearl Harbor, HI
  4. Iwo Jima
Grade 5 Colonial Period
The Mayflower was originally headed to the colony of Virginia and not New England.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 American Revolution
Many colonists protested the Stamp Act with a                 of British goods.
  1. buyout
  2. boycott
  3. tariff
  4. tax
Grade 5 Modern Era
The Wright brothers' first flight was at Kitty Hawk,                .
  1. Ohio
  2. Illinois
  3. South Dakota
  4. North Carolina
Grade 5 Early National Era
The United States Constitution was written in what year?
  1. 1776
  2. 1787
  3. 1794
  4. 1803
Grade 5 Civil Rights
Districts in which most of the people living in them are members of a minority are called majority-minority districts.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Modern Era
An important aspect of Juneteenth celebrations is the teaching of African American culture and history.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil Rights
Arkansas governor Orval Faubus had to order the National Guard to protect the Little Rock Nine when they first attended the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School.
  1. True
  2. False
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