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Grade 10 Social Studies

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10th Grade Benchmark

DIRECTIONS Read each question and choose the best answer. Then fill in the correct answer on your answer document. SAMPLE A

Who served as president of the United States during the Civil War?

A Thomas Jefferson

B Andrew Jackson

C Abraham Lincoln


Use the excerpt below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Excerpt from Madison’s Debates for July 11

Mr. Governor MORRIS said he had several objections

(arguments) to the proposition (plan) of Mr. Williamson…

… It would exclude (leave out) some States altogether who

would not have a sufficient (enough) number to entitle

(permit) them to a single Representative...

… If slaves were to be considered (thought of) as

inhabitants (people), not as wealth…

1 Which year did James Madison debate this argument?

A 1787

B 1812

C 1863


Use the scroll and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

2 The Revolutionary Era leader being described is —

F John Adams

G Thomas Jefferson

H Marquis de Lafayette

_____?_____ • Inventor and Architect

• Founded the University of Virginia

• Main author of the Declaration of

Independence


Use the excerpt below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Excerpts from the Declaration of Independence

The history of the present king of Great Britain is a history of repeated

injuries [such as:]. . .

….quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . . .

….depriving us in many cases of the benefits of trial by jury . . .

….transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses . . .

3 The document that protects American citizens from these grievances is found in the Declaration of Independence under the title as —

A Magna Carta

B Federalist Papers

C Bill of Rights


Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Major Battles of the ___?___

Date Battle Total Casualties

September 1862 Antietam 26,134

May 1863 Chancellorsville 30,099

July 1863 Gettysburg 51,112

4 The title for this chart would be Major Battles of the —

F Second World War

G French Revolution

H American Civil War


Use your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

5 George Washington served during the American Revolution as —

A Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

B Chief Advisor to King George III

C President to France


Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

Colonia Africa

6 The map supports the conclusion that at one time —

F France was the largest African nation

G all of Africa was under one ruler

H most of Africa was under European rule

7 Based on the map above, which of the following is an example of spatial diffusion?

A Exploring the length of the Yellow

River

B Spreading of different languages and cultures in Africa

C Sailing around the Horn of Africa



8 Technology inventions such as the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution changed life by —

F creating over-crowding conditions in farm areas

G causing workers to go on strike across the world

H increasing the production of finished goods/products


Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Effect of the Black Death, 14th Century

9 Review the map, what conclusion can be made about the map?

A Most of Europe was involved with the Black Death.

B Germany had the largest death rate.

C All of the people in Spain died.



10 One main reason for the location of where the first major civilizations developed was —

F the people of the time did not know how to hunt

G rivers contributed greatly to the development of agriculture

H the locations provided protection from floods



Electoral Vote Results of the 1952 Presidential Election

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

11 The spread of electoral votes from the 1952 presidential election shows the —

A Republican Party won the presidential election

B Republican Party lost the national election

C Democratic Party were the strongest on the west coast


Use your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

12 During his conquest of the Incan Empire, Pizarro reported the long roadways, the

problems his soldiers were having with breathing, and the colder atmosphere. All of

these items were associated with the —

F Pacific Ocean

G Amazon River

H Andes Mountains



13 During the years of the Renaissance, the new ideas and concepts spread throughout Europe mainly due to the invention of the —

A airplane

B assembly line

C printing press


Use the information and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

• Repetitive (over and over again) crop failures

• Famine

• Revolution / War

14 The features above are —

F push factors for migration

G causes of the Industrial Revolution

H reasons to live in rural areas



U.S. Cities, 1860

15 According to the map, the cities with populations greater than 250,000 were mainly located —

A along the Pacific Ocean

B in the Northeast

C along the Mississippi River



East Asian Countries

Country Workforce in

Agriculture and Forestry

Per Capita

Income

Economic System

Japan 7% $20,200 Free

Enterprise

North Korea 36% $920 Command

People’s Republic of China

60% $2,500 Command

South Korea

21% $11,270 Free

Enterprise Source: 1997

World Almanac and Book of Facts

16 Based on the data chart, a conclusion you can make about the countries of East Asia is –

F countries with a free enterprise system in Asia have the highest per capita income

G The People’s Republic of China has the largest percentage of industrial technology

H North Korea leads South Korea in per capita income.


Use the information and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

• Mongolia is a landlocked country in north-

central Asia.

• It has a harsh climate and few resources.

• In fact, livestock outnumber people many

times over.

17 According to the information box, it can be inferred that Mongolia’s economic system is a —

A main economy based on industry

B market economy based on herding

C command economy based on farming



Selected African Countries

Country Life

ExpectancyPer Capita

Income

Angola 38 years $4500

Malawi 43 years $600

Morocco 71 Years $4600 Source: CIA

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18 Based on the chart, what conclusion can you make about these countries?

F Morocco has the highest income.

G Countries with low life expectancy have higher per capita income.

H Angola has the highest life expectancy.


Use the maps and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

19 According the map, what was one of the outcomes from World War I?

A The Ottoman Empire continued after the war.

B Many of the empires were divided up into independent countries.

C Great Britain added land from Germany.

20 Based on the maps, which of these countries was created after World War I?

F Poland

G Germany

H Spain



21 Which geographic region do oil exports serve as the main economic activity?

A Western Europe

B Australia

C Middle East


22 The idea of representative government grew in colonial America because the colonists wanted —

F to be responsible for their own Navy

G government power to be held by a king

H the people to be the source of power


23 In 1215, the Magna Carta required the king to govern by an established rule of law.

In the same tradition, the President of the United States is limited by the supreme

law of the land, known as —

A the Monroe Doctrine

B legislative representatives

C the United States Constitution


24 Which conflict solved the issue of slavery and ended states’ efforts to declare a law of Congress null and void?

F The Mexican-American War

G The Revolutionary War

H The American Civil War



25 The God given rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness accepts the importance of the —

A military

B absolute ruler

C individual


Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Article I Section 1

Article II Section 1

Article III Section 1

All legislative powers…

shall be

(vested)

in a Congress…

The executive

power shall be

(vested)

in a president of

the United States of

America…

The judicial power of

the United States shall be

(vested)

in one supreme court…

Definition for the word vested means to give something a specific quality.

26 The articles listed are examples of which constitutional principles?

F Economics

G Separation of Powers

H Bill of Rights


Use the newspaper headline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

27 The headline above refers to a constitutional amendment that —

A protects the right to bear arms

B expands the right to vote

C allows the right to a trial


Use the poster and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

28 This poster was used to advertise a meeting in support of women’s

suffrage (the right to vote). The first amendment that supports the use of the

poster is —

F unreasonable search and seizure

G no quartering of horses

H freedom of the press


Use the passage below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

In 1689, King William and Queen

Mary signed the English Bill of Rights…

…That same year Parliament passed the

Toleration Act, which extended religious

freedom.

29 These events were important to the United States political system because —

A these monarchs created much unhappiness among American colonists

B the legislation was voted on by the Virginia House of Burgesses

C they support the belief that the government must protect the rights of the people/or its citizens


Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

… Everything is Quiet here Except that the

Rebs Still continue to Come in & Surrender

themselves & take the Oath...

…They having all or nearly So Come in to our

Forces & Taken the Oath…

— Newton Scott

30 The excerpt above was written by —

F a Civil War soldier

G Red Cross army nurses volunteer

H an author from who studied WWII


Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

[We must protect] not free thought for those who agree with us, but freedom for the thought that we hate.

— Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

1929

31 Justice Holmes suggests that free speech in a democratic society can —

A develop new ideas

B silence loud politicians

C put up with unpopular views and ideas


Use the chain diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Venice, Italy

32 The chain of events is a good example of the —

F people’s ability to adjust to the environment

G government’s duty to work together with industry

H economic growth of the fishing industry

The early settlers of Venice made canals to have a way to go from island to island.

Today there are more than 200 canals that are streets for Venice, Italy.

Venice was made up of more than 100 islands.

It was located in a shallow lagoon.


Use the political cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

33 The cartoon above demonstrates the artist’s opinion concerning child labor by showing a child —

A giving a salute, which signifies evolution

B turning into a dollar sign, means that profits are more valued than people

C carrying a basket, means no need for money for food


Use the map below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

The Roman Empire, A.D. 106

34 A conclusion based on the map is —

F by A.D. 106 the Roman Empire extended to the Atlantic Ocean

G the Roman Empire did not extend around the Mediterranean Sea

H by A.D.106 the Romans controlled the Americas continent


Use the map below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Three Gorges Dam

35 A harmful effect of the building of the Three Gorges Dam in China was —

A loss of jobs on the Great Wall of China

B increase use of electric power to Korea

C the people losing their cities to make the dam


Use your knowledge of social studies and the map below to answer the following question.

Southeast Asia Map

36 According to the map, which of the areas was colonized in 1870?

F Laos

G Cambodia

H Malaysia


Use the pie graph below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

German 63%

French 19%

Italian 8%

Romansch 1%

Other 9%

Main Languages Spoken in Switzerlandby Percentage of Population, 2001

Source: CIA World Fact Book, 2002

37 Based on the graph, it can be concluded that —

A most people living in Switzerland have Romansch Ancestors

B several different European countries have influenced Switzerland’s languages

C the majority of people in Switzerland speak French


Use your knowledge of social studies and the bar graph below to answer the following question.

World Labor in Agriculture, 2000

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40

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U.S. andCanada

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38 The graph can be used to ask which of the following questions about the year 2000.

F Why is the percent of agricultural laborers the same in Africa and Asia?

G How long has Latin America had a majority of its labor force in agriculture?

H How many foreign workers are in agriculture in the United States and Canada?


Use the time line below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

1930-1939 Timeline

1938 - Germany occupies Austria

1937 - Japan invades China

1936 - Spain begins a Civil War

1931 - Manchuria invaded by Japan

39 From the time line one can conclude that during the 1930s —

A Europe was experiencing economic wealth

B technology advances made war easier

C many regions of the world were experiencing political unrest



40 John Locke wrote about the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and property because most nations —

F limited rights to the privileged few

G restricted the power of the ruler

H guaranteed rights to women

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