Grade 3 Social Studies Practice Test: Primary Sources, Timelines and Famous Americans
- Primary Sources, Timelines and Famous Americans
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
This test covers how we learn about the past and some Americans who changed history. Tip: a primary source was made by someone who was there at the time.
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Question 1
Which of these is a primary source about life during the Civil War?
Correct answer: D
A primary source was made by someone who lived at the time of the event. A soldier's letter from 1863 is one. The others were made much later.
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Question 2
Which of these is a secondary source?
Correct answer: C
A secondary source is made later by someone who studied the event. Lincoln's own speech and old photos or diaries are primary sources.
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Question 3
Year Event 1776 Declaration of Independence 1787 Constitution written 1789 George Washington becomes the first president 1803 Louisiana Purchase How many years after the Declaration of Independence was the Constitution written?
Correct answer: C
1787 - 1776 = 11 years. 13 is the number of years from 1776 to 1789.
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Question 4
Year Event 1776 Declaration of Independence 1787 Constitution written 1789 George Washington becomes the first president 1803 Louisiana Purchase Which event on the timeline happened right after the Constitution was written?
Correct answer: D
The next date after 1787 is 1789, when Washington became president. The Louisiana Purchase came later, in 1803.
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Question 5
This American flew a kite in a storm to study electricity, and he helped write the Declaration of Independence. Who was he?
Correct answer: A
Benjamin Franklin was a printer, inventor and scientist, and he signed the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Edison worked with electricity too, but he lived about 100 years later.
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Question 6
Harriet Tubman is famous because she
Correct answer: D
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and then returned many times to guide others north on the Underground Railroad.
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Question 7
In 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, this woman refused to give up her bus seat. Her action helped start a famous bus boycott. Who was she?
Correct answer: A
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat. Her bravery helped start the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the fight to end unfair laws.
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Question 8
Susan B. Anthony worked for many years so that
Correct answer: B
Susan B. Anthony was a leader of the movement for women's voting rights. Women won that right nationwide in 1920, after she had died.
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Question 9
Which president led the United States during the Civil War?
Correct answer: C
Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War (1861-1865) and worked to keep the country together and end slavery.
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Question 10
In 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, two brothers made the first successful powered airplane flight. Who were they?
Correct answer: B
Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their airplane for the first time in 1903. Lewis and Clark were explorers in the early 1800s.
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