5th grade Social Studies practice sheet

Oregon State Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

Question 1
On the Northwest Coast, many nations got much of their food from…
- bison herds
- cotton fields
- salmon and the sea
Question 2
St. Augustine, founded by Spain in 1565, is the oldest continuously settled European city in…
- the United States
- the world
- Canada
Question 3
Benjamin Franklin lived in which colonial city?
- Philadelphia
- Charleston
- Boston
Question 4
Enslaved Africans were forced to work mainly on…
- fur posts in Oregon
- fishing boats in Maine
- plantations growing crops like tobacco, rice and sugar
Question 5
During the Revolution, the Oneida Nation helped the Patriots, while many Mohawk sided with…
- Spain
- France
- the British
Question 6
'We the People' shows that the government's power comes from…
- the king
- the people
- the army
Question 7
Des Moines is the capital of which state?
- New Mexico
- Iowa
- Florida
- New Hampshire
Question 8
Ana wants to buy a $72 bike and plans to save $8 each week. How many weeks will it take?
- 10 weeks
- 13 weeks
- 9 weeks
- 8 weeks
Question 9
In what year did this happen? Spain founds St. Augustine
- 1565
- 1775
- 1763
- 1787
Question 10
Why might two people describe the same event differently?
- Events never happen
- They have different perspectives
- Only one person can see
- One must be lying

Answer key

1. salmon and the sea (Nations Before Contact)
2. the United States (Encounters & Colonization)
3. Philadelphia (The 13 Colonies)
4. plantations growing crops like tobacco, rice and sugar (Slavery & Resistance)
5. the British (The American Revolution)
6. the people (Constitution & Bill of Rights)
7. Iowa (States & Capitals)
8. 9 weeks (Earning & Saving)
9. 1565 (Colonies to Constitution)
10. They have different perspectives (History Detective)

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