fourth grade social studies review katie washington 4 th grade bethlehem elementary locust grove, ga

Fourth Grade Social Studies Review

Katie Washington4th Grade Bethlehem Elementary

Locust Grove, GA

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Native Americans-100

Where did the Inuit Tribe settle?

Native Americans-100

And the answer is….

The Artic (Alaska and Canda)

Native Americans-200

What types of houses did the Kwakuitul live in?

Native Americans-200

And the answer is….

Longhouse or Plankhouse

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Native Americans-300

What type of shelters did the Nez Perce and Pawnee live in?

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Native Americans-300

And the answer is….

Teepee

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Native Americans-400

Why did the Hopi have to rely on corn and beans for food?

Native Americans-400

And the answer is….

Hunting was weak in the Southwest

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Native Americans-500

What was the land like for the Seminole Tribe in Florida?

Native Americans-500

And the answer is….

Swamp- hot and humid, but good for farming and some hunting

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European Explorers-100

Which European Explorer thought that he landed in India and named the native people Indians?

European Explorers-100

And the answer is…

Christopher Columbus

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European Explorers-200

Which two European Explorers faced the challenge of not having maps on their explorations?

European Explorers-200

And the answer is…

Christopher Columbus and John Cabot

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European Explorers-300

Which two European explorers faced the challenge of fighting with the Native Americans?

European Explorers-300

And the answer is…

Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Juan Ponce de Leon

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European Explorers-400

Which European explorer’s crew turned against him or mutinied against him in the cold weather?

European Explorers-400

And the answer is…

Henry Hudson

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European Explorers-500

Which European explorer sailed along the St. Lawrence River in Canada?

European Explorers-500

And the answer is…

Jacques Cartier

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Colonial America-100

Which colonial region had rocky soil that was very poor for farming?

Colonial America-100

And the answer is…

The New England Colonies

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Colonial America-200

Why would you find indentured servants in the Southern Colonies?

Colonial America-200

And the answer is…

Because the Southern Colonies had plantations, which were huge farms and they needed people to work on those farms.

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Colonial America-300

Which colonial region was known as the bread basket?

Colonial America-300

And the answer is…

The Middle Colonies

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Colonial America-400

Since the soil was so rocky in the New England Colonies, what did the colonists do instead to make a living?

Colonial America-400

And the answer is…

They built ships, caught fish, and traded furs.

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Colonial America-500

What types of crops did the people in the Southern Colonies grow?

Colonial America-500

And the answer is…

Cash crops such as tobacco, rice, indigo, and corn

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American Revolution-100

Why were the colonists so made with King George III?

American Revolution-100

And the answer is…

They did not want to pay for the French and Indian War and they did not like the King imposing all of the taxes on the colonists

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American Revolution-200

Which act allowed British soldiers to live in colonists homes and the colonists had to feed, cloth, and house them without any type of pay?

American Revolution-200

And the answer is…

The Quartering Act

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American Revolution-300

What was the name of the group of colonists from Boston that formed a secret group to protest the Stamp Act?

American Revolution-300

And the answer is…

The Sons of Liberty

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American Revolution-400

What was the name of the document that Thomas Jefferson wrote after the Second Continental Congress that stated that the colonies were independent from England?

American Revolution-400

And the answer is…

The Declaration of Independence

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American Revolution-500

Who was the lawyer that defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial, but then became a member of the Sons of Liberty?

American Revolution-500

And the answer is…

John Adams

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Government-100

What are the names of the two houses that make up Congress, part of the Legislative Branch of government?

Government-100

And the answer is…

The Senate and the House of Representatvies

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Government-200

What is the job of the Judicial Branch of Government?

Government-200

And the answer is…

The review the laws and make sure that they follow the Constitution

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Government-300

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch of Government?

Government-300

And the answer is…

The President

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Government-400

What two plans were merged together to make up the House of Representatives and the Senate?

Government-400

And the answer is…

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

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Government-500

What was the name of the first document that established government in the United States? Did it work out well?

Government-500

And the answer is…

The Articles of Confederation. No, it did not work out because it had a weak central government.

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Westward Expansion-100

What does someone who believes in Manifest Destiny think?

Westward Expansion-100

And the answer is…

That the Americans had a duty to spread democracy and civilization throughout the country.

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Westward Expansion-200

What group of people lost their homes and were forced off their land during the time of Westward Expansion?

Westward Expansion-200

And the answer is…

The Native Americans

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Westward Expansion-300

What were the men called that were the first people to go explore the west and set up trails and maps for others to follow?

Westward Expansion-300

And the answer is…

Trappers

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Westward Expansion-400

What territory did Thomas Jefferson purchase in 1803 from France?

Westward Expansion-400

And the answer is…

The Louisiana Territory

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Westward Expansion-500

Put the following events of Westward Expansion in chronological order: The Louisiana Purchase, The U.S. acquires California from Mexico, and Oregon becomes a state.

Westward Expansion-500

And the answer is…

1. The Louisiana Purchase2. The US acquires California from

Mexico3. Oregon becomes a state

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Geographic Features-100

Which geographic feature is a series of mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico that forms the watershed of North America?

Geographic Features-100

And the answer is…

The Continental Divide

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Geographic Features-200

What is the name of the geographic feature that is an artificial waterway that extends about 360 miles across central New York from Albany to Buffalo?

Geographic Features-200

And the answer is…

The Erie Canal

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Geographic Features-300

Which geographic feature is an arid region in the western US between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains that includes most of Nevada and parts of adjacent states such as Utah, California, Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon?

Geographic Features-300

And the answer is…

The Great Basin

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Geographic Features-400

Which geographic feature is a lowland in North American that stretches along the Atlantic Coast of the United States from New York to the tip of the Florida Peninsula?

Geographic Features-400

And the answer is…

The Atlantic Coastal Plain

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Geographic Features-500

Which geographic feature is a group of five freshwater lakes of central North America between the United States and Canada, including Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario, and Michigan. French traders first sighted the lakes in the early 17th century. Today the Great Lakes connect Midwestern ports with the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway?

Geographic Features-500

And the answer is…

The Great Lakes

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Final JeopardyPut the following events in American History in chronological order.

• The Declaration of Independence was signed• The War of 1812• Christopher Columbus discovered what he thought was India• The American Revolution• Colonists got angry with King George III for imposing so many

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Final JeopardyThe answer is…1. Christopher Columbus discovered what he thought was India2. Colonists got angry with King George III for imposing so many taxes3. The Declaration of Independence was signed4. The American Revolution5. The War of 1812