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1. Instructions This PowerPoint presentation contains 15 questions for Benchmark C of the History standard tested on the Grade 5 Social Studies Ohio Achievement Test. These questions cover the benchmarks for grades 3, 4, and 5. The grade, standard, and benchmark for each question is listed in the top right corner of each slide. An answer analysis for every question (visible only to the teacher) explains what knowledge students need to have to arrive at the correct answer. Use these slides to review a specific benchmark, or download additional slides to create a comprehensive review for the Grade 5 Social Studies Ohio Achievement Test. If you’d like to print the slides with analyses, choose “Notes Pages” from the “Print What” pull down menu on the Print Screen.

2. 3.H.C What was developed in 1869 to improve transportation across the continent? A. automobile B. airplane C. transcontinental railroad D. steamboat

3. 3.H.C What made car manufacturing easier for Henry Ford? A. factory workers B. assembly line C. electric machines D. metal parts

4. 3.H.C In the 1800s Detroit was known for making carriages, wagons, and railroad cars. When the car was invented, skilled Detroit workers were hired to make cars. Most car manufacturing takes place in a factory. In the past manufacturing was done mostly by hand. Today high-tech machines, or robots, work alongside people in factories. After the invention of the car, how did people’s employment change in Detroit?

5. 3.H.C What other industry benefited from the car factories? A. steel B. aluminum C. lumber D. copper

6. 3.H.C In the 1800s, many advancements were made in communication, transportation, and industry. Why was the invention of the telegraph important?

7. 4.H.C List two powers granted to the government under the Articles of Confederation.

8. 4.H.C What is a group of people called who share some similar ideas about government? A. a political party B. a tribe C. an army D. congress

9. 4.H.C What meeting was held in November of 1802 for the purpose of writing a new constitution? A. the First Continental Congress B. the constitutional convention C. a political party D. the Second Continental Congress

10. 4.H.C The National Road was built in 1806 and finally crossed all of Ohio in 1838. Why is this road important to the economy of Ohio?

11. 4.H.C Thomas Edison an important person in the history of Ohio. List two things he did that has had a lasting effect on technology.

12. 5.H.C Why did some colonists settle in the backcountry? A. land was cheaper than on the Atlantic Coastal Plain B. life was easy C. they wanted to fight in the Yamasee War D. they wanted to live in large trade ports

13. 5.H.C Look at the map at the right. How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the United States? A. The United States became much larger. B. It had no effect on the size of the United States. C. There were no more Spanish settlements on the continent. D. The United States became smaller.

14. 5.H.C Which of the following happened after the War with Mexico? A. Texas remained part of Mexico. B. Slavery remained illegal in Texas. • General Zachary Taylor marched through Texas. • The United States gained land in the west.

15. 5.H.C Name two groups of people who lived in the area west of the Appalachian Mountains before the American pioneers moved west.

16. 5.H.C Imagine you are alive during the Gold Rush. Explain whether or not you will leave your family, friends, and the place where you live for the chance of finding gold.