Unit 5 Social Studies Test
  • 1. Identify one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
A) no national currency
B) gave Native Americans their own state
C) created two presidents
D) planned settlement of the Northwest Territory
  • 2. Identify one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
A) It made Mr. Bedwell's birthday a holiday.
B) no ability to raise taxes
C) gave the president too much power
D) planned for a king to have power
  • 3. Identify one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
A) It gave all the power to the army.
B) no ability to pay or raise an army
C) It forced farmer to only grow corn.
D) There were too many judges on the Supreme Court.
  • 4. Who lived west of the Appalachian Mountains before the pioneers?
A) Native Americans
B) Welsh
C) Germans
D) Mammoths
  • 5. What caused Great Britain to burn Washington?
A) Americans burned the city of York
B) the British needed a bon fire to keep warm
C) British were confused and thought it was George Washington's home
D) Americans burnt it to confuse the British
  • 6. Identify a reason American settlers in Texas wanted independence
A) They thought that Mexico City was too far away.
B) Mexico wanted to turn Americans into slaves.
C) They didn't like Mexican laws and wanted slaves
D) They didn't like tacos and burritos.
  • 7. Identify why tens of thousands of people moved to California.
A) Many people liked to surf.
B) Giant sequoias were found.
C) Many people were afraid of the British.
D) Gold was found in the mountains
  • 8. What does the legislative branch (Congress) do?
A) make everyone eat bacon on Fridays
B) interpret laws and make sure they follow the Constitution
C) make laws
D) enforce laws
  • 9. What does the executive branch do?
A) make laws
B) enforce laws
C) interpret laws and make sure they follow the Constitution
D) execute prisoners
  • 10. What does the judicial branch do?
A) judge the president's decisions as cool or not cool
B) make laws
C) enforce laws
D) interpret laws and make sure they follow the Constitution
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