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Subject: SS, Grade: 05
MCAS 2007 5th Grade History and Social
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Author: Massachusetts
District: Massachusetts Released Tests
Printed: Wednesday February 27, 2013
MCAS 2007 5th Grade History and Social Science
1 The photograph below shows a historic sculpture
in our nation’s capital.
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3 Which religion do most of the people in Canada
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5 Why was Shays’s Rebellion important to the call
the Jefferson Memorial
the Washington Monument
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the right to protest
government.
6 Which colonial leader founded Rhode Island in the
1600s to promote freedom of worship?
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John Smith
William Penn
John Winthrop
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property had suffrage. What does suffrage mean?
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D It demonstrated the need for a stronger national
the Lincoln Memorial
2 During colonial times, only white men with
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A It demonstrated the threat of slave revolts.
B It demonstrated the danger of a British army.
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The sculpture in the photograph is located in which
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Chicago and Detroit are major cities in which region?
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7 The map below shows the continental United States with regions labeled A, B, C, and D.
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The map below shows the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition in the 19th century.
First, you will answer three multiple-choice questions. Then you will answer two parts of an open-response
question about the importance of Lewis and Clark’s journey.
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8 The Lewis and Clark expedition explored which of
the following rivers?
the Charles River
the Colorado River
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9 In which of the following towns did Lewis and
Clark begin their expedition?
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Chicago
New Orleans
St. Louis
Washington DC
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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10 Which president sent Lewis and Clark on their
expedition?
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
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11 After traveling for more than two years, Lewis and Clark returned from their journey in the fall of 1806.
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a.) Identify and describe three discoveries that Lewis and Clark made on their journey. Your answer may
include people they met, places they saw, and/or plants and animals they found. Support your answer with
specific examples based on the map and your knowledge of American history.
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b.) Discuss one way in which Lewis and Clark’s expedition was important to the United States at that time
in America’s history. Support your answer with specific examples based on the map and your knowledge of
American history.
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12 The table below describes the federal government.
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
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Which of the following belongs in the box with the question mark?
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13 The map below shows the continental United States with several cities labeled. Some lines of latitude and
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longitude are also indicated.
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Based on the map, which city is located closest to 30◦ N and 80◦ W?
15 In which of the following locations have archae-
activities would have been most affected by an
increase in the price of lumber?
ologists found evidence of Viking exploration in
North America?
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14 In colonial America, which of the following
dairy farming
Virginia
Labrador
the Gulf of Mexico
the Mississippi Valley
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growing wheat
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Roads of Mexico
Languages of Mexico
Political Map of Mexico
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Maps can be used to show many different kinds of information. Which of the following is the best title for
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Climate Zone Map of Mexico
17 Buyers are not willing to pay the price a seller is charging for telephones. According to the rules of supply
and demand, which of the following is most likely to happen?
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Buyers will make their own telephones.
Buyers will attempt to barter for telephones.
The seller will lower the price of telephones.
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The seller will increase the production of telephones.
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