5th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Why were the Middle Colonies known for being diverse?
- Only people from one town lived there
- People came from many countries and religions
- They banned all newcomers
- No one lived there
People came from many countries and religions
Hint: Dutch, Swedish, German and English settlers lived there.
Question 2
What is interest on a loan?
- A free gift
- Extra money paid for borrowing
- The first payment
- A tax on land
Extra money paid for borrowing
Hint: Lenders charge for the use of money.
Question 3
What was the main cause-and-effect pattern in the years before the Revolution?
- Each tax made colonists happier
- The colonies ruled Britain
- Britain ignored the colonies
- British laws led to colonial protests, which led to harsher British laws
British laws led to colonial protests, which led to harsher British laws
Hint: Action, reaction, reaction.
Question 4
Where were the first battles of the American Revolution fought in April 1775?
- Yorktown
- Lexington and Concord
- Saratoga
- Gettysburg
Lexington and Concord
Hint: The "shot heard round the world."
Question 5
Why was Shays' Rebellion (1786–1787) important?
- It ended the Revolution
- It created the Bill of Rights
- It showed the national government was too weak to keep order
- It started the French Revolution
It showed the national government was too weak to keep order
Hint: Farmers protested debts and taxes in Massachusetts.
Question 6
Frankfort is the capital of which state?
- Alabama
- Nebraska
- South Carolina
- Kentucky
Kentucky
Hint: The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort.
Question 7
Which is a primary source about the American Revolution?
- A history textbook
- A cartoon made last year
- A letter written by a soldier in 1777
- A website written in 2020
A letter written by a soldier in 1777
Hint: Who was there?
Question 8
Sacagawea helped the Lewis and Clark expedition as an…
- army general
- interpreter and guide
- ship captain
- mapmaker in Washington, D.C.
interpreter and guide
Hint: She was a Lemhi Shoshone woman.
Question 9
During Reconstruction, many African Americans were elected to…
- the British Parliament
- the Confederate army
- no offices at all
- state legislatures and Congress
state legislatures and Congress
Hint: Hiram Revels became a US senator.
Question 10
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was made up mostly of…
- Japanese American soldiers
- Texas Rangers
- Navy sailors
- British pilots
Japanese American soldiers
Hint: It became one of the most decorated units for its size.
Answer key
- 1. People came from many countries and religions (The Thirteen Colonies)
- 2. Extra money paid for borrowing (Colonial Trade & Work)
- 3. British laws led to colonial protests, which led to harsher British laws (Road to Revolution)
- 4. Lexington and Concord (The American Revolution)
- 5. It showed the national government was too weak to keep order (Building a Government)
- 6. Kentucky (States & Capitals)
- 7. A letter written by a soldier in 1777 (History Detective)
- 8. interpreter and guide (A Growing Nation)
- 9. state legislatures and Congress (Civil War & Reconstruction)
- 10. Japanese American soldiers (America in the 20th & 21st Centuries)
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