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Grade 3 Early American History Introduction Practice Test

Build Grade 3 Social Studies skills with five 10-question practice tests on Indigenous peoples, exploration, early settlements, timelines, sources, and historical perspectives.

Early American History Practice Tests

These Grade 3 Social Studies practice tests introduce the long and diverse history of North America. Students learn about Indigenous peoples, exploration, early settlements, timelines, primary and secondary sources, cause and effect, continuity and change, and the importance of multiple perspectives.

Skills covered

  • Understanding chronology and historical events
  • Recognizing the importance of Indigenous peoples and nations
  • Exploring reasons for travel, settlement, and trade
  • Distinguishing primary and secondary sources
  • Identifying cause, effect, continuity, and change
  • Comparing perspectives and using evidence respectfully

How to use these practice tests

Place events in time order and look for evidence about people, places, causes, and effects. When sources disagree, consider who created each source, when it was made, why it was created, and whose perspective it represents.

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Grade 3 Early American History Introduction Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 Social Studies practice test on Indigenous peoples, exploration, early settlements, historical sources, chronology, and multiple perspectives.

Read each history question carefully. Identify the people, place, time, source, cause, effect, or historical thinking skill that best fits.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is history?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The study of people and events from the past.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: History helps people learn about past people, places, events, and changes over time.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The study of people and events from the past.

History helps people learn about past people, places, events, and changes over time.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Who lived in North America before European colonization?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Many Indigenous peoples and nations.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Many Indigenous peoples and nations lived in North America long before European colonies were established.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Many Indigenous peoples and nations.

Many Indigenous peoples and nations lived in North America long before European colonies were established.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Why did Indigenous peoples live in many different regions?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is They adapted to the environments and resources around them..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Different nations developed ways of life connected to local land, climate, water, plants, and animals.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They adapted to the environments and resources around them..

Different nations developed ways of life connected to local land, climate, water, plants, and animals.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a timeline used to show?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The order in which events happened.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: A timeline places events in chronological order from earlier to later.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The order in which events happened.

A timeline places events in chronological order from earlier to later.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the word Indigenous mean in history?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is People whose ancestors lived in a place before later settlers arrived.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Indigenous peoples are the original or earliest known inhabitants of a region.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is People whose ancestors lived in a place before later settlers arrived.

Indigenous peoples are the original or earliest known inhabitants of a region.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do historians study more than one source?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Different sources can provide different evidence and points of view..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Using several sources helps historians compare evidence and perspectives.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Different sources can provide different evidence and points of view..

Using several sources helps historians compare evidence and perspectives.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is a primary source?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A letter written by a person who experienced an event.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: A primary source was created during the time or by someone connected to the event.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A letter written by a person who experienced an event.

A primary source was created during the time or by someone connected to the event.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is a secondary source?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A history book written later about an earlier event.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: A secondary source explains or analyzes the past using information from other sources.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A history book written later about an earlier event.

A secondary source explains or analyzes the past using information from other sources.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Why is it important to ask who created a historical source?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The creator’s purpose and point of view can affect the information..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Knowing the creator helps readers consider purpose, perspective, and possible limits.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The creator’s purpose and point of view can affect the information..

Knowing the creator helps readers consider purpose, perspective, and possible limits.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement best explains why history includes many voices?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Different groups experienced and remembered events in different ways..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Listening to multiple voices gives a fuller and more accurate understanding of the past.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Different groups experienced and remembered events in different ways..

Listening to multiple voices gives a fuller and more accurate understanding of the past.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 Early American History

Why study Indigenous peoples in early American history?

Indigenous peoples and nations have long, diverse histories and were important communities in North America before and after European colonization.

What is a primary source?

A primary source is an object, record, image, or account created during a historical time or by someone connected to an event.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Early American History questions in total.