1. Chalkboard Challenge Social Studies Online
Grade 5
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2. Let’s Play
Final Challenge
Nation Splits
Winning Independence
Map and Globe Skills
The West Grows
Fighting the Civil War
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3. Who were the people that wanted
Nation Splits for 100
Who were the people that wanted
to end slavery?
100
abolitionists

4. What is the term used for the South cutting ties with
Nation Splits for 200
What is the term used for
the South cutting ties with
the United States?
200
secession

5. Who was the anti-slavery presidential candidate
Nation Splits for 300
Who was the anti-slavery
presidential candidate
In 1860 ?
300
Abraham Lincoln

6. between free and slave state
Nation Splits for 400
What law gave a balance
between free and slave state
in the North and South?
400
Missouri Compromise

7. What was the secret way to get
Nation Splits for 500
What was the secret way to get
run away slaves to
freedom in the North?
500
Underground Railroad

8. Winning Independence for 100
What document
begins with “All men are
created equal…”?
100
Declaration of Independence

9. Winning Independence for 200
Who is considered to
be the father of our country?
200
George Washington

10. Winning Independence for 300
When did the United States
first gain their
independence from
England?
300
July 4, 1776

11. Winning Independence for 400
What are the first
10 Amendments
called?
400
Bill of Rights

12. Winning Independence for 500
Which Amendment
gave women the
right to vote?
500
19th Amendment

13. Map and Globe Skills for 100
What word is used for
the Earth turning
on its axis?
100
rotate

14. Map and Globe Skills for 200
What is the relationship
between distance on
a map and in
the real world?
200
scale

15. Map and Globe Skills for 300
What do you call north,
south, east, and
west on a map?
300
cardinal directions

16. Map and Globe Skills for 400
What is the term for how
far above or below
the equator something is?
400
latitude

17. Map and Globe Skills for 500
When is the sun in the most northern or southern sky?
500
solstice

18. The West Grows for 100
What invention by Samuel Morse was used before phone messages were sent by wire?
100
telegraph

19. What kind of houses were built from dirt and grass?
The West Grows for 200
What kind of houses were
built from dirt and grass?
200
sod houses

20. What animal did the plains tribe depend on for many uses?
The West Grows for 300
What animal did the plains tribe depend on for many uses?
300
buffalo

21. What was the land called that was set aside for Indian use?
The West Grows for 400
What was the land called that was set aside for Indian use?
400
reservation

22. Battle of Little Big Horn
The West Grows for 500
Where was the U. S. Army ambushed and defeated (Hint: Custer’s last stand) ?
500
Battle of Little Big Horn

23. Fighting the Civil War for 100
What term is used for the separation of people?
100
segregation

24. Fighting the Civil War for 200
Which side was considered
to be the Confederate
States of America?
200
South

25. Fighting the Civil War for 300
What order was used to
free slaves?
300
Emancipation Proclamation

26. Fighting the Civil War for 400
Question?
400
Answer

27. Fighting the Civil War for 500
Where did Lee surrender?
500
Appomattox

28. Write Your Final Challenge Wager
End Game
Write Your
Final Challenge
Wager
Question?
Answer
TIME’S
UP!

29. Game Over
Kim McCoig