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