4th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Alabama Course of Study · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Trenton is the capital of which state?
- Connecticut
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
New Jersey
Hint: The capital of New Jersey is Trenton.
Question 2
Radical Republicans in Congress wanted…
- No changes in the South
- A king
- Strong protection of rights for freedpeople
- Slavery restored
Strong protection of rights for freedpeople
Hint: Thaddeus Stevens was one.
Question 3
Artisans such as silversmiths and blacksmiths…
- never worked
- made goods by hand to sell
- only farmed rice
- ruled the colonies
made goods by hand to sell
Hint: Skilled workers.
Question 4
The Battle of Fort Charlotte ended with Mobile under the control of…
- Spain
- the Creek Nation
- the United States
- France
Spain
Hint: Gálvez's army won.
Question 5
The First Amendment protects…
- the right to bear arms
- trial by jury
- freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition
freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition
Hint: Five freedoms in one amendment.
Question 6
The last major battle of the Creek War, in March 1814, was the Battle of…
- New Orleans
- Horseshoe Bend
- Saratoga
- Burnt Corn Creek
Horseshoe Bend
Hint: On a bend of the Tallapoosa River.
Question 7
Cahawba stopped being the capital partly because it…
- had no rivers
- often flooded
- was too cold
- was in Georgia
often flooded
Hint: It was built in a low spot by two rivers.
Question 8
The Indian Removal Act was signed in 1830 by President…
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
- Abraham Lincoln
- Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Hint: He had fought the Red Sticks.
Question 9
Sort these states, admitted between 1812 and 1860, into free states and slave states.
Sort into: 🗽 Free state · ⛓️ Slave state
- 🏛️Louisiana (1812)
- 🏛️Iowa (1846)
- 🏛️Michigan (1837)
- 🏛️Florida (1845)
🗽 Free state: Iowa (1846), Michigan (1837) · ⛓️ Slave state: Louisiana (1812), Florida (1845)
Hint: Northern states like Illinois were free states; southern states like Mississippi were slave states.
Question 10
Many people in Winston County, in north Alabama, opposed secession, so it was nicknamed the…
- Free State of Winston
- Magic City
- Rocket City
- Heart of Dixie
Free State of Winston
Hint: They met at Looney's Tavern in 1861.
Answer key
- 1. New Jersey (States & Capitals)
- 2. Strong protection of rights for freedpeople (Reconstruction)
- 3. made goods by hand to sell (Colonial Regions & Work)
- 4. Spain (The American Revolution)
- 5. freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition (Building a Government)
- 6. Horseshoe Bend (The Federal Road & the Creek War)
- 7. often flooded (Alabama Fever & Statehood)
- 8. Andrew Jackson (Cotton, Slavery & Removal)
- 9. 🗽 Free state: Iowa (1846), Michigan (1837) · ⛓️ Slave state: Louisiana (1812), Florida (1845) (Free States & Slave States)
- 10. Free State of Winston (Alabama & the Civil War)
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