baseball challenge! 5 th grade social studies test practice

Baseball Challenge!

5th Grade Social Studies Test Practice

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Mrs. Leigh DaleyMrs. Leigh Daley

55thth Grade Social Grade Social Studies Test Studies Test

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Home Single #1 – Which Home Single #1 – Which industry depended most on industry depended most on slave labor?slave labor?

tobacco farming*

coal mining*

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Home Single #2 – The fishing Home Single #2 – The fishing industry would be important in industry would be important in which region of Virginia?which region of Virginia?

coastal plain*

ridge and valley*

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Home Single #3 – Which of Home Single #3 – Which of these was a result of the these was a result of the French and Indian War?French and Indian War?

Parliament decided that the colonists would pay for part of the war cost*

The fur trade stopped*

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Home Single #4 – Who was the Home Single #4 – Who was the author of the Declaration of author of the Declaration of Independence?Independence?

Thomas Jefferson*

Patrick Henry*

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Home Single #5 – Which is Home Single #5 – Which is true about indentured true about indentured servants?servants?

*They worked for their masters long enough to pay for their passage to America*

They were mostly criminals and remained the property of their masters*

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Home Single #6 – This battle Home Single #6 – This battle was the turning point in the was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?Revolutionary War?

Battle of Saratoga*

Battle of San Juan Hill*

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Home Single #7 – The Magna Home Single #7 – The Magna Carta was part of English law Carta was part of English law and gave rights to whom?and gave rights to whom?

Englishmen*

The King*

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Home Single #8 – The Home Single #8 – The Legislative Branch of the Legislative Branch of the government does what?government does what?

makes the laws*

decided if laws are fair*

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Home Single #9 – The Home Single #9 – The Legislative Branch consists of Legislative Branch consists of whom?whom?

The House of Representatives and The Senate*

The Supreme Court and Executive Leaders*

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Home Single #10 – The Home Single #10 – The Louisiana Purchase did Louisiana Purchase did what?what?

doubled the size of the United States*

Gave the land back to the Native Americans*

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Home Single #11 – The Home Single #11 – The Judicial Branch of the Judicial Branch of the Government does what?Government does what?

Decides if laws are fair*

carries out the laws*

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Home Single #12 – The Home Single #12 – The Judicial Branch consists of Judicial Branch consists of whom?whom?

The Court systems*

The Senate and House of Representatives*

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Home Single #13 – The Home Single #13 – The Executive Branch of the Executive Branch of the government consists of government consists of whom?whom?

The President, Vice President and Cabinet Members*

The Supreme Court and Federal Court system*

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Home Single #14 – The Home Single #14 – The Executive Branch of the Executive Branch of the government does what?government does what?

Carries out the laws*

Decides if the laws are fair*

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Home Single #15 – Which Home Single #15 – Which describes the Southern describes the Southern states before the Civil War?states before the Civil War?

They were primarily a farming region and believed in States’ Rights*

They were a manufacturing region with large towns and cities*

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Visitor Single #1 – Textiles Visitor Single #1 – Textiles are…?are…?

fabrics made by knitting or weaving*

parts of buildings*

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Visitor Single #2 – Visitor Single #2 – Economy is Economy is the use of resources, money the use of resources, money and ________ to meet peoples' and ________ to meet peoples' wants and needs.wants and needs.??

goods*

computers*

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Visitor Single #3 – Visitor Single #3 – Agriculture Agriculture is ______________.is ______________.

farming*

the study of animals*

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Visitor Single #4 – What is Visitor Single #4 – What is Tennessee’s state bird?Tennessee’s state bird?

mockingbird*

bluebird*

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Visitor Single #5 – What is Visitor Single #5 – What is Tennessee’s state flower?Tennessee’s state flower?

Iris*

rose*

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Visitor Single #6 – Which state Visitor Single #6 – Which state does NOT border Tennessee?does NOT border Tennessee?

West Virginia*

Georgia*

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Visitor Single #7 – What is Visitor Single #7 – What is Tennessee’s Nickname?Tennessee’s Nickname?

The Volunteer State*

Tennessee looks good to me!*

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Visitor Single #8 – Who was Visitor Single #8 – Who was Tennessee’s very first Tennessee’s very first congressman?congressman?

Andrew Jackson*

Andrew Johnson*

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Visitor Single #9 – Who was Visitor Single #9 – Who was the first governor of the first governor of Tennessee?Tennessee?

John Sevier*

Andrew Jackson*

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Visitor Single #10 – In June Visitor Single #10 – In June of 1861, what did Tennessee of 1861, what did Tennessee join?join?

The Confederacy*

The Union*

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Visitor Single #11 – What Visitor Single #11 – What Tennessee General said that Tennessee General said that he would only accept he would only accept “Unconditional Surrender?“Unconditional Surrender?

Ulysses S. Grant*

Robert E. Lee*

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Visitor Single #12 – What US Visitor Single #12 – What US President from Tennessee President from Tennessee was the first President to was the first President to ever be impeached?ever be impeached?

Andrew Johnson*

Bill Clinton*

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Visitor Single #13 – What Visitor Single #13 – What citrus soft drink that was citrus soft drink that was invented in Tennessee invented in Tennessee derived its name from derived its name from moonshine?moonshine?

Mountain Dew*

Sprite*

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Visitor Single #14 – What is Visitor Single #14 – What is the current capital of the current capital of Tennessee?Tennessee?

Nashville*

Knoxville*

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Visitor Single #15 – Visitor Single #15 – People People who wanted to end slavery who wanted to end slavery were calledwere called??

abolitionists*

carpet baggers*

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Double #1 – Double #1 – Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln wanted to endwanted to end??

slavery*

equal rights*

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Double #2 – Double #2 – The capital of the The capital of the Confederacy wasConfederacy was??

Richmond*

Washington DC*

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Double #3 – Double #3 – The Underground The Underground Railroad helped slaves escape Railroad helped slaves escape byby??

hiding them on their way north*

supplying them with weapons*

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Double #4 – Double #4 – Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at surrendered to Grant at _____________in Virginia_____________in Virginia??

Appomattox*

Yorktown*

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Double #5 – Double #5 – Who was the Who was the father of the Constitutionfather of the Constitution??

James Madison*

Thomas Jefferson*

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Double #6 – Double #6 – This lists the This lists the basic rights granted to all basic rights granted to all Americans by the Americans by the U.S. ConstitutionU.S. Constitution??

The Bill of Rights*

The Articles of Confederation*

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Double #7 – Our Nation’s first Double #7 – Our Nation’s first Constitution was called?Constitution was called?

The Articles of Confederation*

The Mayflower Compact*

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Double #8 – Double #8 – Who was the Who was the Commander in Chief of the Commander in Chief of the Continental ArmyContinental Army??

George Washington*

Benjamin Franklin*

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Double #9 – The first Capital of Double #9 – The first Capital of Tennessee was?Tennessee was?

Knoxville*

Chattanooga*

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Double #10 – Another city that Double #10 – Another city that was once capital of Tennessee was once capital of Tennessee was?was?

Kingston*

Atlanta*

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Double #11 –WhoDouble #11 –Who was an was an abolitionist who led an attack abolitionist who led an attack on Harper's Ferryon Harper's Ferry??

John Brown*

Paul Revere*

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Double #12 – Who Double #12 – Who won the won the Presidential election of 1860Presidential election of 1860??

Abraham Lincoln*

George Washington*

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Double #13 – What was the Double #13 – What was the first state to secede from the first state to secede from the Union?Union?

South Carolina*

Tennessee*

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Double #14 – Which Double #14 – Which Confederate state was the first Confederate state was the first to rejoin the Union?to rejoin the Union?

Tennessee*

South Carolina*

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Double #15 – What city lies in Double #15 – What city lies in the very center of Tennessee?the very center of Tennessee?

Murfreesboro*

Knoxville*

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It’s a Hit! Base Run Double!It’s a Hit! Base Run Double!

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Triple #1 – Triple #1 – The rights that all The rights that all Americans should have areAmericans should have are??

Civil Rights*

The Bill of Rights*

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Triple #2 – This amendment Triple #2 – This amendment guarantees freedom of guarantees freedom of speech?speech?

1st*

5th*

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Triple #3 – This amendment Triple #3 – This amendment protects you from protects you from incriminating yourself?incriminating yourself?

5th*

1st*

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Triple #4 – This amendment Triple #4 – This amendment guarantees you a trial by your guarantees you a trial by your peers?peers?

7th*

5th*

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Triple #5 – This amendment Triple #5 – This amendment gives you the right to own a gives you the right to own a gun?gun?

2nd*

1st*

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Triple #6 – This amendment Triple #6 – This amendment guarantees freedom of guarantees freedom of religion?religion?

1st*

2nd*

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Triple #7 – The introduction to Triple #7 – The introduction to the Constitution is called the?the Constitution is called the?

Preamble*

Bill of Rights*

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Triple #8 – This document was Triple #8 – This document was a letter addressed to the King a letter addressed to the King of England stating that the of England stating that the colonies wanted to be free?colonies wanted to be free?

The Declaration of Independence*

The Constitution*

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Triple #9 – Which of the Triple #9 – Which of the following is an example of following is an example of economic independence?economic independence?

people growing their own food*

importing goods from other countries*

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Triple #10 – Which of the Triple #10 – Which of the following contributed to the following contributed to the Stock Market crash of 1929?Stock Market crash of 1929?

banks buying and selling bank stocks*

people investing in the stock market*

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Triple #11 – During the Great Triple #11 – During the Great Depression…?Depression…?

many people lost their jobs*

many people had jobs*

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Triple #12 – Hoovervilles were Triple #12 – Hoovervilles were during which time period?during which time period?

The Great Depression*

World War I*

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Triple #13 – What war did the Triple #13 – What war did the bombing of Pearl Harbor get bombing of Pearl Harbor get American involved in?American involved in?

World War II*

World War I*

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Triple #14 – Which port did Triple #14 – Which port did most immigrants from Europe most immigrants from Europe come through?come through?

Ellis Island*

Angel Island*

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Triple #15 – Someone who Triple #15 – Someone who buys stock in a company is?buys stock in a company is?

an investor*

a consumer*

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Homer #1 – Someone who Homer #1 – Someone who buys goods is a?buys goods is a?

consumer*

producer*

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Homer #2 – How can a bill that Homer #2 – How can a bill that passed in Congress NOT passed in Congress NOT become a law?become a law?

the President vetoes it*

the states veto it*

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Homer #3 – Ghost towns were Homer #3 – Ghost towns were formed when?formed when?

mines ran out of gold and silver*

Native Americans attacked the settlers*

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Homer #4 – The vertical lines Homer #4 – The vertical lines on a map are called?on a map are called?

longitude*

latitude*

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Homer #5 – Why is democracy Homer #5 – Why is democracy referred to as self-referred to as self-government?government?

people elect representatives to make decisions for them*

the government runs itself*

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Homer #6 – Why did President Homer #6 – Why did President Hoover drop atomic bombs on Hoover drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

to save the lives of American soldiers by ending the war*

as revenge for Pearl Harbor and to win votes in the election*

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Homer #7 – What is Homer #7 – What is economics?economics?

The study of the production and distribution of goods and services*

The study of past events and the impact they’ve had on people*

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Homer #8 – The 15Homer #8 – The 15thth amendment, which was amendment, which was passed after the Civil War, passed after the Civil War, gave the right to vote to gave the right to vote to whom?whom?

black americans*

women*

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Homer #9 – The 19Homer #9 – The 19thth amendment granted the right amendment granted the right to vote to whom?to vote to whom?

women*

non citizens*

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Homer #10 – The government Homer #10 – The government can NEVER take your rights can NEVER take your rights way.way.

false*

true*

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Homer #11 – Because of our Homer #11 – Because of our system of checks and system of checks and balances, Congress can balances, Congress can override which of the override which of the following?following?

a Presidential veto*

a Supreme Court decision*

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Homer #12 – What was the Homer #12 – What was the cause of the Korean War?cause of the Korean War?

North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism*

South Korea attacked North Korea to stop communism*

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Homer #13 – Which of the Homer #13 – Which of the following did the Cold War following did the Cold War involve?involve?

an arms race*

a battle in Germany*

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Homer #14 – Why was there Homer #14 – Why was there fighting in Vietnam?fighting in Vietnam?

North Vietnam wanted to make South Vietnam communist*

North Vietnam wanted to make South Vietnam a colony*

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Homer #15 – Which was first Homer #15 – Which was first used for warfare during World used for warfare during World War II?War II?

the airplane*

poison gas*

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Fly Ball! It’s Caught!Fly Ball! It’s Caught!Three Outs!Three Outs!

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Out of the Ball Park!Out of the Ball Park!Home Run!Home Run!

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