Fourth Grade Social Studies Review Katie Washington 4 th Grade Bethlehem Elementary Locust Grove, GA

Native Americans European Explorers Colonial America American Revolution Government Westward Expansion Geographic Features Final Jeopardy

Native Americans Where did the Inuit Tribe settle?

Native Americans-100 And the answer is…. The Artic (Alaska and Canda)

Native Americans What types of houses did the Kwakuitul live in?

Native Americans-200 And the answer is…. Longhouse or Plankhouse HOME

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

Native Americans-300 And the answer is…. Teepee HOME

Native Americans 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 HOME

Native Americans 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 HOME

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

European Explorers-100 And the answer is… Christopher Columbus HOME

European Explorers 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 HOME

European Explorers 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 HOME

European Explorers 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 HOME

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

European Explorers-500 And the answer is… Jacques Cartier HOME

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

Colonial America-100 And the answer is… The New England Colonies HOME

Colonial America 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. HOME

Colonial America Which colonial region was known as the bread basket?

Colonial America-300 And the answer is… The Middle Colonies HOME

Colonial America 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. HOME

Colonial America 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 HOME

American Revolution 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 HOME

American Revolution 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 HOME

American Revolution 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 HOME

American Revolution 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 HOME

American Revolution 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 HOME

Government 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 HOME

Government 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 HOME

Government Who is the leader of the Executive Branch of Government?

Government-300 And the answer is… The President HOME

Government 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 HOME

Government 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. HOME

Westward Expansion 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. HOME

Westward Expansion 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 HOME

Westward Expansion 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 HOME

Westward Expansion What territory did Thomas Jefferson purchase in 1803 from France?

Westward Expansion-400 And the answer is… The Louisiana Territory HOME

Westward Expansion 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 Purchase 2.The US acquires California from Mexico 3.Oregon becomes a state HOME

Geographic Features 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 HOME

Geographic Features 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 HOME

Geographic Features 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 HOME

Geographic Features 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 HOME

Geographic Features 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 HOME

Final Jeopardy Put 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 taxes ANSWER

Final Jeopardy The answer is… 1. Christopher Columbus discovered what he thought was India 2. Colonists got angry with King George III for imposing so many taxes 3. The Declaration of Independence was signed 4. The American Revolution 5. The War of 1812