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5th Grade Social Studies Mid-Term Exam

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What was the main reason for the American Revolution?

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A struggle for independence from British rule.

A war between different Native American tribes.

A conflict over new trade routes to Asia.

A dispute about religious freedom in Europe.

Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

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Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

John Adams

Which phrase describes a key reason why American colonists were angry with British rule?

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Freedom of speech for everyone

Taxation without representation

Voting rights for all men

Right to bear arms

Colonists who supported the British during the American Revolution were known as:

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Patriots

Minutemen

Loyalists

Redcoats

The U.S. Constitution is often called:

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A list of rules for states

The supreme law of the land

A guide for building houses

A collection of old letters

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

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To declare war on other countries

To collect taxes from citizens

To protect individual freedoms

To decide who can vote

The idea that the power of government comes from the people is called:

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Dictatorship

Monarchy

Popular sovereignty

Oligarchy

The system where each branch of government can limit the power of the others is known as:

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Separation of powers

Federalism

Checks and balances

Republicanism

What was 'Manifest Destiny' during the 1800s?

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The idea that the United States should stay small and peaceful.

The idea that the United States was meant to expand across North America.

A plan to build new factories in the East.

A religious movement in the Southern states.

10.

Why did many Americans move westward in the 1800s?

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They were forced to leave the East by the government.

They wanted new land for farming and homes.

They were looking for a shorter way to get to Europe.

They were escaping a major disease outbreak.

11.

Who were the explorers sent by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

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Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci

John Smith and Pocahontas

Lewis and Clark

Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett

12.

The Gold Rush of 1849 led many people to move to which state?

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Texas

Oregon

California

Florida

13.

What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

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Local, State, and National

Presidential, Congressional, and Supreme

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Military, Economic, and Social

14.

Who is the head of the Executive Branch of the U.S. government?

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The Chief Justice

The Speaker of the House

The President

The Vice President

15.

Which part of the government makes laws?

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The Supreme Court

The President

The military

Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate)

16.

Define the term 'Patriot' during the American Revolution.

17.

Who was a 'Loyalist' during the American Revolution?

18.

What is the main job of the Legislative Branch of government?

19.

Explain the concept of 'checks and balances' in the U.S. government.

20.

What does the term 'Manifest Destiny' mean in the context of U.S. history?

Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.

21.

What was the main purpose of this letter?

22.

According to the passage, why were the colonists unhappy with the King of Great Britain?

23.

Why is this document an important part of American history?

24.

Explain the importance of the U.S. Constitution to the United States. In your essay, describe at least two key ideas or principles found in the Constitution (like separation of powers, checks and balances, or protecting rights) and why they are important.