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Generation Date: 12/10/2014
Generated By: Cheryl Shelton
Title: Grade 5 Blizzard Bag 2014-2015 Social Studies - Day 4
Percentage of Immigrants Arriving in the U.S. 1820-1890
Central
Australia
Scandinavia
Great
and Southern
and
Other
Years
Ireland and Other Germany
Asia Africa
Mexico
Britain
Eastern Europe
Pacific
America
NW Europe
Europe
Islands
18201831
22
45
12
8
0
2
0
0
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4
6
18321846
16
41
9
27
0
1
0
0
---
1
5
18471854
13
45
6
32
0
0
1
0
---
0
3
18551864
25
28
5
33
0
1
3
0
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0
4
18651873
24
16
10
34
1
1
3
0
0
0
10
18741880
18
15
14
24
5
3
5
0
0
0
15
18811893
14
12
16
26
16
8
1
0
0
0
6
adapted from http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/cohn.immigration.us
1. Records show that between 1820 and 1854 most immigrants came from
A. Ireland.
B. Asia.
C. Southern Europe.
D. Other America.
2. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many African Americans moved to Kansas to escape the
legal discrimination established by which of the following?
A. Emancipation Proclamation
B. Reconstruction
C. Jim Crow laws
D. Black Codes
3. What was the main reason the Pilgrims emigrated from England and came to America?
A. economic hardship in England
B. better food in the colonies
C. to find religious freedom
D. more factories in the colonies
4. Migration to the Kansas territory resulted in a conflict known as Bleeding Kansas, which
lasted from 1854 to 1858. Which of the following was the primary reason for the conflict?
A. whether Kansas would enter the Union as a slave state
B. if Kansas should be allowed to form its own country
C. if Kansas would enter the Civil War on the side of the Union
D. which city in Kansas would become the new state's capital
5. Which of the following would be an example of a push factor in U.S. history?
A.
Colonial Massachusetts did not allow religious freedom, and many people were forced to
leave the colony.
B.
Irish immigrants moved to the U.S. in the 1800s because they believed they could find
jobs.
C.
In the 1800s, many people traveled west on overland trails to settle in new American
territories.
D.
Pennsylvania became a diverse colony because it welcomed people from different
cultural and religious backgrounds.
6. Why is the United States often called a "melting pot"?
A. The United States is slowly becoming useless like a melting pot.
B. People from all over the world have moved to the United States.
C. The United States invented the way of cooking with pots and pans.
D. People in the United States like to cook and melt things in pots.
7. Which of the following events in U.S. history was a pull factor that brought people to
California in the 1800s?
A. the Great Migration
B. the Missouri Compromise
C. the Civil War
D. the Gold Rush
8.
European Influence on the United States
Language
English Words from Other Languages
Spanish
• Places - San Antonio, San Diego, Santa Fe, San Francisco, Los Angeles, El Paso,
Las Vegas, Alamo, Colorado
• Food - burrito, pinto, lime, vanilla, guacamole, chili
• Other Words - guitar, patio, ranch, canyon, adobe, stampede
?
Dutch
• Places - Detroit, Vermont, Maine, Des Moines
• Other words - mystery, garage, television, possible, biscuit, souvenir,
magnificent, quarter, blond, brunette, cuisine, crayon, unique, buffet, ballet, menu
• Words - ahoy, Brooklyn, cookie, deck, boss, poll, snack, yacht
Which of the following words should replace the question mark?
A. Russian
B. Italian
C. German
D. French
9. People from all over the world come to the United States to live. They bring their culture
with them. They speak different languages, cook different foods, and dress in different clothes.
Sometimes Americans will take parts of a culture and make it their own. Americans have taken
a lot from British culture.
What is an example of something Americans took from another culture?
A. eating food
B. speaking English
C. wearing clothes
D. driving cars
10. African slaves came to the early United States. They were brought by the British. They
did not carry anything with them, but they brought their culture. They would sing in the fields
while they worked. Some of the songs they sang are now known in many churches all over the
United States.
According to the passage, which part of United States culture did African slaves affect?
A. music
B. housing
C. food
D. clothing
11.
Community
Description
Urban
Typically full of man-made structures, buildings, and businesses, urban areas are
located inside the city.
Suburban
Mostly made of residential areas, the suburbs are mostly found on the edge of
the city.
Rural
Large, isolated areas, often with low populations, rural areas are located outside
the city.
Which of the following is a major contributor of people moving from rural areas to urban areas?
A. to purchase a bigger house
B. to benefit from job availability
C. to begin a farming lifestyle
D. to get away from the city
12. When the settlers first came to the United States, they did not know what to do. Some of
their food would not grow in the new world. They did not know what wild plants they could
eat. The Native Americans showed them what they could eat and taught them how to grow
food, like pumpkins and corn. Today, corn is one very important type of food in the United
States.
According to the passage, how did the Native Americans affect American culture?
A. They changed what food is important in American culture.
B. They made the settlers live in teepees.
C. They did not change American culture.
D. They changed how the settlers dressed.
13. Literacy rates in Latin America vary greatly from country to country. Countries like
Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, and Chile have high literacy rates, ranging from 96% to 99%. Other
countries have much lower rates, with the lowest being Guatemala's 69% and Haiti's 55%.
Level of literacy also varies within each country. Brazil's total literacy rate is about 90%, for
example, but literacy is much higher in Brazil's cities than in its rural areas. This is because rural
areas are generally poorer, and education is usually more available in cities.
According to the passage above, which of the following is true?
A. Most countries in Latin America have about the same literacy rate.
B. Latin America has a bigger problem with illiteracy than Africa.
C. Cuba has one of the worst literacy rates in Latin America.
D. More Latin Americans in rural areas cannot read than in cities.
14.
Atlantic Slave Trade: 1502-1870
By looking at the map above, which of the following is correct?
A. Slaves were brought to many different places in the Western Hemisphere.
B. Slaves were only brought to the British colonies.
C. Slaves were never brought directly to the American colonies.
D. Slaves were brought to America and then taken back to Africa.
15. Many people have moved to the United States from all over the world. Because of this,
there are many restaurants of different kinds. Big cities have Mexican food, Chinese food,
Japanese food, and Indian food. The food in the United States comes from many places.
Why are there so many kinds of food in the United States?
A. People left their cultures in their home country, including food.
B. Americans left the U.S. and took other cultures, including food.
C. People brought their own culture, including food, to the U.S.
D. Americans did not have any food.