Are You Smarter Than A 4th-grader?
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Try these sample questions from the National Assessement of Educational Progress history test:
- 1.Which of the following is the main reason the Pilgrims wanted to leave England?
- A.
To escape bad treatment because of their religion
- B.
To find good land for their farms and towns
- C.
To trade with Native Americans
- D.
To start a new country
- 2.
- A.
They served as officers in the army.
- B.
They gave speeches to rally the people against the British.
- C.
They kept the farms and shops running during the war.
- D.
They helped to run the government while the men were away fighting.
- 3.Many historians believe that the ancestors of American Indians came from the continent of:
- A.
Africa
- B.
Asia
- C.
Europe
- D.
Australia
- 4.Before the American Revolution, most American colonists earned a living by:
- A.
Shopkeeping
- B.
Farming
- C.
Trapping
- D.
Fishing
- 5.Many things changed for African-Americans in the South after the Civil War. One important change was that:
- A.
Many African-Americans left the South to return to Africa.
- B.
Many African-Americans started their own plantations.
- C.
Several southern states had African-American governors.
- D.
African-American slaves gained their freedom.
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