Social Studies 9 Week Review

 These are images that help us recognize events of the Declaration of Independence. 

Prompt: What are the purposes of The Declaration of Independence?
Identify and write at least TWO purposes of the Declaration of Independence.  Use the word purpose in your answer. 

What founding document outlines the powers of government?

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Declaration of Independence

What document is important for protecting the freedoms American citizens have?

• Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

Many people went to California to search for gold. Once they found gold, thieves often tried to steal it. How would forming a community help solve this problem?

• The community could provide shelter to new members.

• The community could make laws and protect each other.

• The community could build schools, hospitals, and stores.

• The community could help each other to find more gold.

Identify reasons people have formed communities. Choose THREE correct answers.

• The need to build homes together

• The need for security 

• The need to work on farms and ranches together

• The need to share materials and food

• The need for laws

Read about the communities in the box above.

What is one reason these communities were formed?

• For education

• for tourists to visit

• for religious freedom

• for material well-being

• Deadwood, South Dakota founded in 1876 by ____ ______.

• gold miners

• Ft. Worth

• oil

• South Dakota

• FT. Worth, Texas became a growing community of businessmen in ______ ________ in the 1870's.

• CATTLE

• cattle industry

• South Dakota

• Spindletop, oil

• Discovery of ___ in Spindletop in Texas doubled the population of Beaumont, Texas by 1910.

• Ft. Worth, Cattle

• cattle, Ft. Worth

• oil

• South Dakota, oil

People living in communities need to communicate news and events with each other. Which of the following are two ways that people within a community communicate with each other?

• By building a public pool

• By creating a local newspaper

• By having parades on holidays

• By showing movies at the local theater

• Public radio station