5th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Maine Learning Results · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
New York was first a Dutch colony. What was it called then?
- New England
- New Netherland
- New France
- New Spain
New Netherland
Hint: Its main town was New Amsterdam.
Question 2
Increasing productivity means…
- Making more in the same amount of time
- Making nothing
- Working longer for less
- Paying more taxes
Making more in the same amount of time
Hint: Better tools and skills help.
Question 3
Why did colonists boycott British goods?
- To help British merchants
- Because the goods were free
- To pressure Britain to repeal the taxes
- To start a war with France
To pressure Britain to repeal the taxes
Hint: Lost sales hurt British merchants.
Question 4
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
- Thomas Jefferson
- George Washington
- Paul Revere
- John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Hint: He was from Virginia and later became the third president.
Question 5
Congress has two parts. What are they?
- The king and the queen
- The Senate and the House of Representatives
- The president and vice president
- The Supreme Court and the jury
The Senate and the House of Representatives
Hint: One has equal seats; one is based on population.
Question 6
In what year did this happen? The Pueblo Revolt
- 1787
- 1777
- 1791
- 1680
1680
Hint: The Pueblo Revolt: 1680.
Question 7
A store offers 'buy one, get one free'. This is an…
- expense
- opportunity cost
- incentive
incentive
Hint: It encourages buying.
Question 8
The Southern Colonies had a long growing season and rich soil. Which crops did they grow for sale?
- Apples and pears only
- Nothing; they only fished
- Tobacco, rice and indigo
- Wheat and oats only
Tobacco, rice and indigo
Hint: These were cash crops grown on plantations.
Question 9
In the triangular trade, ships carried goods from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, and…
- Wheat to the Arctic
- Crops like sugar and tobacco back to Europe
- Nothing at all
- Gold to China
Crops like sugar and tobacco back to Europe
Hint: The routes made a triangle across the Atlantic.
Question 10
The First Continental Congress met in 1774 to…
- Sell tea
- Write the Constitution
- Elect a king
- Decide how the colonies should respond to Britain
Decide how the colonies should respond to Britain
Hint: Delegates came from 12 colonies.
Answer key
- 1. New Netherland (The Thirteen Colonies)
- 2. Making more in the same amount of time (Colonial Trade & Work)
- 3. To pressure Britain to repeal the taxes (Road to Revolution)
- 4. Thomas Jefferson (The American Revolution)
- 5. The Senate and the House of Representatives (Building a Government)
- 6. 1680 (Colonies to Constitution)
- 7. incentive (Earning & Saving)
- 8. Tobacco, rice and indigo (The Thirteen Colonies)
- 9. Crops like sugar and tobacco back to Europe (Colonial Trade & Work)
- 10. Decide how the colonies should respond to Britain (Road to Revolution)
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