4th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Oregon State Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
The dry area on the side of mountains away from the ocean is called a…
- rain shadow
- delta
- rainforest
rain shadow
Hint: Mountains cast a 'shadow' of dry land.
Question 2
Tribal sovereignty means a Tribe…
- governs itself, making its own laws and decisions
- has no government
- is run by a city
governs itself, making its own laws and decisions
Hint: Sovereign means self-governing.
Question 3
Where did Lewis and Clark spend the winter of 1805–1806?
- Fort Clatsop, near the mouth of the Columbia
- Salem
- Fort Astoria
Fort Clatsop, near the mouth of the Columbia
Hint: They built Fort Clatsop near today's Astoria.
Question 4
What was Oregon's capital when it became a state?
- Portland
- Oregon City
- Salem
Salem
Hint: Salem has been the capital since statehood.
Question 5
Big dams and canneries helped Oregon's economy but…
- hurt no one
- hurt Tribes who lost fishing places
- stopped all fishing forever
hurt Tribes who lost fishing places
Hint: Change affects groups differently.
Question 6
Oregon's state constitution was written in…
- 1776
- 1857
- 1959
1857
Hint: Delegates met in Salem in 1857.
Question 7
Consumers are people who…
- make all goods
- buy and use goods and services
- collect taxes
buy and use goods and services
Hint: Shoppers are consumers.
Question 8
In what year did this happen? Treaties with the Tribes of Warm Springs and Umatilla are signed
- 1859
- 1843
- 1977
- 1855
1855
Hint: Treaties with the Tribes of Warm Springs and Umatilla are signed: 1855.
Question 9
Why is eastern Oregon drier than western Oregon?
- eastern Oregon is closer to the ocean
- the Cascades block rain clouds from the Pacific
- it never gets sunlight
the Cascades block rain clouds from the Pacific
Hint: Clouds drop their rain on the west side of the mountains.
Question 10
Tribes in Oregon today run…
- schools, health clinics, businesses and natural resource programs
- only museums
- nothing
schools, health clinics, businesses and natural resource programs
Hint: Tribal governments serve their communities.
Answer key
- 1. rain shadow (Oregon's Land & Neighbors)
- 2. governs itself, making its own laws and decisions (The Nine Tribes of Oregon)
- 3. Fort Clatsop, near the mouth of the Columbia (The Oregon Country)
- 4. Salem (Trail to Statehood)
- 5. hurt Tribes who lost fishing places (Resistance, Resilience & Change)
- 6. 1857 (Governing Oregon)
- 7. buy and use goods and services (Oregon's Economy)
- 8. 1855 (Oregon Through Time)
- 9. the Cascades block rain clouds from the Pacific (Oregon's Land & Neighbors)
- 10. schools, health clinics, businesses and natural resource programs (The Nine Tribes of Oregon)
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