1. Grade 4 Social Studies Test Chapter 7 Part 1 Multiple Choice Part 2
Watertown City School District
Grade 4
Social Studies Test
Chapter 7
Part 1
Multiple Choice
Part 2
Constructed Response Questions
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The test has two parts.
Part I contains several multiple-choice questions.
Part II consists of several short-answer questions. Write your answers to Part II in this test booklet.
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2. Answer all Questions in this part.
Part I
Answer all Questions in this part.
1. The head of the state is called a
(A) chairperson
(B) president
(C) governor
(D) mayor
2. In the United States, how often are presidential elections held?
(A) every six years
(B) every four years
(C) every two years
(D) every year
3. Individual rights are protected by the United States Constitution in the first ten amendments. These amendments are known as the
(A) Mayflower Compact
(B) Bill of Rights
(C) Declaration of Independence
(D) Stamp Act
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3. (A) Sackets Harbor and Fort Erie (C) Plattsburg and Lewiston
Base your answer to questions 4 and 5 on the map below and on your knowledge of
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4. During the War of 1812, which two battles were fought on the eastern end of Lake Ontario?
(A) Sackets Harbor and Fort Erie (C) Plattsburg and Lewiston
(B) Ogdensburg and Plattsburg h (D) Oswego and Sackets Harbor
5. According to this map, which statement about the War of 1812 is true?
(A) Much of the fighting happened along the Hudson Valley in New York State.
(B) The largest battle of the war took place in New York City.
(C) Many of the battles during the war were fought in western and southern
New York State.
(D) The first naval battle of the war happened on Lake Erie.
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4. 6. In which year did New York State adopt its Constitution?
Base your answers to questions 6 and 7 on the time line below and on your knowledge of Social Studies.
6. In which year did New York State adopt its Constitution?
(A) (C) 1798
(B) (D) 1791
7. Based on the information provided by this timeline, which statement is true?
(A) The Declaration of Independence was signed before the Revolutionary War
began.
(B) The Bill of Rights was included in the original United States Constitution.
(C) The Americans and the British signed the peace treaty to end the
Revolutionary War before the Constitution was written.
(D) The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution were approved the
same year.
8. The highest and most important court in the United States is called the
(A) District Court and Northern New York
(B) United States Court of Appeals
(C) United States Supreme Court
(D) New York State Court of Appeals
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5. Base your answer to question 9 on the passage below and on your knowledge of Social Studies.
…The United States Constitution can be changed by adding new laws called amendments. The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights. People should know what each amendment means. I believe the Bill of Rights contains the most important amendments to the Constitution…
Source: James A. Banks, et al., New York: Adventures in Time and Place, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 1988
9. Which of these statements from the passage is an opinion?
(A) The United States Constitution can be changed by adding new laws called
amendments
(B) Three-fourths of the states must ratify (approve) and amendment for it to be
added to the Constitution.
(C) The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights
(D) I believe the Bill of Rights contains the most important amendments to the
Constitution.
Base your answer to question 10 on the picture below and on your knowledge of Social Studies.
10. What do the two women pictured in the New York State seal represent?
(A) joy and happiness (C) liberty and justice
(B) strength and military power (D) courage and intelligence
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6. 11. What was the main cause of the War of 1812?
(A) The United States refused to trade with Britain, even thought it traded with
other European nations.
(B) The United States was kidnapping British sailors.
(C) The British were trying to reclaim land in North America.
(D) The British were kidnapping American sailors and interrupting trade with
other nations.
12. How did the war between Great Britain and France affect the United States?
(A) France refused to trade with the United States because of the old ties to Britain.
(B) Some American soldiers traveled to France to fight in the war.
(C) The British navy stopped American ships from trading with France.
(D) Americans tried to decide if they should help the British fright France.
13. Which is the best way to describe the constitutions of New York and the United States?
(A) unfair to people who hold property or own businesses
(B) documents that can never legally be changed or updated
(C) plans of government that give a great deal of power to a main leader
(D) plans of government that protects individual rights
14. What is the effect of the meeting at Big Tree?
(A) The Seneca refused to allow settlers in central New York.
(B) The Seneca agreed to begin trading goods with settlers.
(C) The Seneca agreed to buy land.
(D) The Seneca agreed to sell most of the land in western New York.
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7. taken by the government?
Part II
Directions: Write your answers to the questions that follow in the spaces provided in this test booklet.
/ Today, what could a citizen do to protest peacefully against an action
taken by the government?
/ How did New York come to be known as the “Empire State”?
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8. Freedoms in the United States Constitution
Base your answers to questions 17 and 18 on the information below.
Freedoms in the United States Constitution
Freedom of Speech
Every American has the right to say what he or she thinks about our country.
Freedom of Press
Every American has the right to write and publish opinions about our country.
Freedom of Assembly
Every American has the right to peacefully gather in groups
Freedom of Religion
Every American has the right to practice his or her religion.
/ Which freedom gives every American the right to say what he or she
thinks about the United States?
/ In which part of the United States Constitution are these freedoms listed?
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