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    Unit test · Weeks 19–24 · 20–25 min · 32 points

    Social Studies Unit 4 Test: History: Past and Present

    Name Date

    Part 1: Then & Now

    Think about long ago and today. Write or circle your answer.

    1. Long ago: a horse and wagon. Today: a ________.
    2. Long ago: an ice box. Today: a ________.
    3. Which one is from long ago?a microwavea washboarda washing machine
    4. A candle and a lamp are from different times. What job do they both do?

    Part 2: Important Americans

    Read the box about Ruby Bridges. Then answer the questions.

    Ruby Bridges Goes to School

    In 1960, Ruby Bridges was 6 years old. She lived in New Orleans. At that time, some schools there were only for white children. A judge said Black children could go to those schools too. Some people did not want this change, and they shouted at Ruby. Other people, like Ruby's teacher and her family, believed all children should learn together. Ruby went to school every day. Her courage helped schools open to all children.

    Ruby walked to school with helpers who kept her safe.

    1. Why did some people shout at Ruby?
    2. What did Ruby's teacher and family believe?
    3. Why do people remember George Washington Carver?He helped farmers make their soil healthy again.He built the first car.He sailed across the ocean.
    4. What problem did Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod solve?

    Part 3: Native Americans

    Read the box. Then answer the questions.

    Two Ways to See the Same Land

    The Wampanoag people had lived near Plymouth for thousands of years. In 1620, English settlers came across the ocean and built a village there. The settlers wanted a place to live and worship in their own way. To the settlers, the land was new. To the Wampanoag, the land was home. The two groups had different ideas about how land should be used and shared. Wampanoag people still live in Massachusetts today.

    1. How long had the Wampanoag lived near Plymouth before the settlers came?one yearten yearsthousands of years
    2. How did the settlers see the land? How did the Wampanoag see the land?
    3. The Haudenosaunee plant corn, beans and squash together. What are these three plants called?
    4. The Navajo people also call themselves the ________.

    Part 4: Timeline

    Read the six events. Put them in order on the timeline, from long ago to today.

    Events From Our History Unit

    A. Benjamin Franklin makes the lightning rod (1750s). B. Ruby Bridges starts at her new school (1960). C. Columbus's ships reach the Taino islands (1492). D. George Washington Carver teaches farmers to grow peanuts (early 1900s). E. Wampanoag and English children live near Plymouth (1620s). F. You are in second grade (today).

    1st (oldest)2nd3rd4th5th6th (newest)
    1. Write the letters in order on the timeline. Then finish the sentence: One thing that changed between the oldest event and today is ________.