5th grade Social Studies practice sheet
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Question 1
In what year did this happen? Spain founds St. Augustine
- 1565
- 1775
- 1763
- 1787
1565
Hint: Spain founds St. Augustine: 1565.
Question 2
Des Moines is the capital of which state?
- New Mexico
- Iowa
- Florida
- New Hampshire
Iowa
Hint: The capital of Iowa is Des Moines.
Question 3
Trade among nations moved goods such as…
- paper money
- shells, copper, obsidian and turquoise
- plastic and steel
- telephones
shells, copper, obsidian and turquoise
Hint: Trade routes crossed the continent.
Question 4
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain in…
- 1776
- 1492
- 1849
- 1607
1492
Hint: He reached the Caribbean.
Question 5
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after being forced out of Massachusetts. What did he believe?
- Colonies should have kings
- No one should vote
- Everyone must belong to one church
- People should be free to choose their religion
People should be free to choose their religion
Hint: He wanted church and government kept apart.
Question 6
Smuggling was common in the colonies because…
- It was legal everywhere
- There were no ships
- Colonists wanted to avoid English trade rules and taxes
- The king asked them to
Colonists wanted to avoid English trade rules and taxes
Hint: Some goods were cheaper from other countries.
Question 7
The Sons of Liberty were…
- The king's sons
- A group of French traders
- A group of colonists who protested British laws
- British soldiers
A group of colonists who protested British laws
Hint: Samuel Adams was a leader.
Question 8
What did many women do during the Revolution?
- Only lived in England
- Nothing at all
- Ruled the British army
- Ran farms and businesses, made supplies and some served near the battlefields
Ran farms and businesses, made supplies and some served near the battlefields
Hint: Abigail Adams ran the family farm.
Question 9
Why did some people refuse to support the Constitution without a Bill of Rights?
- They wanted a king
- They wanted written protection of people's freedoms
- They wanted higher taxes
- They wanted to rejoin Britain
They wanted written protection of people's freedoms
Hint: Anti-Federalists feared a strong government.
Question 10
Enslaved people kept their culture alive through…
- forgetting it
- only paper records
- music, stories, food and faith
music, stories, food and faith
Hint: Culture was a source of strength.
Answer key
- 1. 1565 (Colonies to Constitution)
- 2. Iowa (States & Capitals)
- 3. shells, copper, obsidian and turquoise (Nations Before 1500)
- 4. 1492 (Explorers & Encounters)
- 5. People should be free to choose their religion (The Thirteen Colonies)
- 6. Colonists wanted to avoid English trade rules and taxes (Colonial Trade & Work)
- 7. A group of colonists who protested British laws (Road to Revolution)
- 8. Ran farms and businesses, made supplies and some served near the battlefields (The American Revolution)
- 9. They wanted written protection of people's freedoms (Building a Government)
- 10. music, stories, food and faith (Slavery & Resistance)
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