6th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Historians' interpretations can change when…
- nothing new is found
- new evidence is discovered
- everyone agrees
- old evidence is ignored
new evidence is discovered
Hint: History is revised as we learn more.
Question 2
Minneapolis and St. Paul are called the…
- North Cities
- Lake Cities
- River Towns
- Twin Cities
Twin Cities
Hint: Two cities side by side.
Question 3
The two Indigenous nations whose homelands include Minnesota are the Dakota and the…
- Aztec
- Inuit
- Anishinaabe
- Maya
Anishinaabe
Hint: Also called the Ojibwe.
Question 4
Fur traders traded metal pots, cloth and tools for…
- land titles
- corn only
- oil
- furs
furs
Hint: Pelts for goods.
Question 5
A primary source about statehood could be…
- a letter written in 1858
- a 2020 cartoon
- a video game
- a guess
a letter written in 1858
Hint: From the time itself.
Question 6
Railroads helped Minnesota farmers by…
- growing the crops
- making it rain
- stopping trade
- carrying crops to markets far away
carrying crops to markets far away
Hint: Faster than wagons.
Question 7
The head of Minnesota's executive branch is the…
- Chief Justice
- President
- Governor
- Mayor
Governor
Hint: Elected statewide.
Question 8
Which of these happened first?
- Minnesota becomes the 32nd state
- Hmong refugees begin arriving in Minnesota
- Treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota
- Hubert Humphrey's civil rights speech at the national convention
Treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota
Hint: Put them in order: Treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota (1851), Minnesota becomes the 32nd state (1858), Hubert Humphrey's civil rights speech at the national convention (1948), Hmong refugees begin arriving in Minnesota (1975).
Question 9
Which is a secondary source?
- a textbook about the Renaissance
- a letter by Leonardo
- a Roman coin
- a Renaissance painting
a textbook about the Renaissance
Hint: It interprets the past.
Question 10
Most of Minnesota's lakes were left behind by…
- people digging
- earthquakes
- volcanoes
- glaciers
glaciers
Hint: Ice sheets melted long ago.
Answer key
- 1. new evidence is discovered (Sources & Evidence)
- 2. Twin Cities (Minnesota's Land & Water)
- 3. Anishinaabe (Dakota & Anishinaabe Nations)
- 4. furs (Fur Trade & Treaties)
- 5. a letter written in 1858 (Statehood & 1862)
- 6. carrying crops to markets far away (Work & New Minnesotans)
- 7. Governor (Governing Minnesota)
- 8. Treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota (Minnesota Through Time)
- 9. a textbook about the Renaissance (Sources & Evidence)
- 10. glaciers (Minnesota's Land & Water)
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