5th Grade
All of the following were reasons for exploration EXCEPT –
A. to find the Northwest Passage
B. to experience adventure
C. to find economic gain
D. to fight wars
D. to fight wars
Which of the following countries was once a part of the Soviet Union?
A. Portugal
B. China
C. Mongolia
D. Ukraine
D. Ukraine
The period of time before written records is called
a. precontact.
b. prewriting.
c. prehistory.
d. prebooks.
c. prehistory.
The Pilgrims left England in 1620 to find:
A. A place to practice their religion freely
B. An area to grow crops
C. Investment opportunities
D. A new King
A. A place to practice their religion freely
The economic pattern in the New England colonies included all of the following EXCEPT –
A. trading
B. farming
C. oil refining
D. shipbuilding
C. oil refining
Which are reasons for the growing tourism in Latin America?
A. healthy beaches
B. rain forest
C. cultural arts
D. all of the above
D. all of the above.
The first Americans are known by the term
A. Mesoamericans
B. Paleo-Indians
C. American Paleos
D. Mesoindians
B. Paleo-Indians
What ocean did the Pilgrims cross to get to America?
A. Atlantic
B. Pacific
C. Indian
D. Southern
A. Atlantic
The MAIN economic pattern of many early French colonists in New France was –
F. fur trading
G. mapmaking
H. shipbuilding
J. tobacco farming
F. fur trading
Logging is an agriculture industry in Brazil. What characteristics of Brazil's geography make this industry possible?
F. cool climate
G. abundant minerals
H. numerous forests
J. rich topsoil
H. numerous forests
Many scientists believe that the first people to live in North America came from
a. Asia.
b. Africa.
c. Europe.
d. South America.
a. Asia.
What was an important impact of Bacon's Rebellion?
A. All people were given rights and freedom
B. Jamestown was shut down permanently
C. The colonists never fought with the Natives again
D. Colonists switched from indentured servants to slaves
A. All people were given rights and freedom
The southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico were added to the United States in the Gadsden Purchase after the United States bought territory from –
A. Britain
B. France
C. Mexico
D. Spain
C. Mexico
Is the following a Primary or Secondary source?
An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.
F. Primary
G. Secondary
F. Primary
The Karankawa made ___________ to help them fish.
A) Boxes
B) Blankets
C) Dugout Canoes
D) Sailboats
C) Dugout Canoes
In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?
A. 1492
B. 1776
C. 1607
D. 1619
C. 1607
What resource did New England colonists want that often led to battles with American Indian groups?
F. gold
G. land
H. oil
J. fish
G. land
I work for an airline. I work for this type of industry --
A. Agricultural industry
B. Retail industry
C. Manufacturing industry
D. Service industry
D. Service industry
In which Texas Region did the Karankawa live?
A. Mountains and Basins
B. High Plains
C. Gulf Coastal Plains
D. Central Plains
C. Gulf Coastal Plains
What were the names of the three ships that left England headed for Jamestown?
A. Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
B. Titanic, Lusitania, Queen Mary
C. Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery
D. Clara Oswald, Rose Tyler, Queen Anne
C. Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery