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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

Why did some European explorers travel across the Atlantic?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is They sought new routes, trade opportunities, and information about distant places..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Exploration was connected to trade, routes, resources, competition, and curiosity about the world.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They sought new routes, trade opportunities, and information about distant places..

Exploration was connected to trade, routes, resources, competition, and curiosity about the world.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is an explorer?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A person who travels to learn about places or find routes.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Explorers travel to investigate places, routes, resources, and environments.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A person who travels to learn about places or find routes.

Explorers travel to investigate places, routes, resources, and environments.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What did maps help explorers do?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Plan routes and record places and geographic features.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Maps helped travelers plan, navigate, and share information about locations.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Plan routes and record places and geographic features.

Maps helped travelers plan, navigate, and share information about locations.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a colony?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A settlement controlled by a country located elsewhere.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: A colony is a settlement or territory governed by another country.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A settlement controlled by a country located elsewhere.

A colony is a settlement or territory governed by another country.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Why did European countries establish colonies in North America?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is They wanted land, resources, trade, and greater power..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: European countries had economic, political, and geographic reasons for creating colonies.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They wanted land, resources, trade, and greater power..

European countries had economic, political, and geographic reasons for creating colonies.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What happened when European settlers met Indigenous peoples?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is There was exchange and interaction, but also conflict, disease, and major changes..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Interactions included trade and sharing as well as conflict, disease, displacement, and lasting changes.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is There was exchange and interaction, but also conflict, disease, and major changes..

Interactions included trade and sharing as well as conflict, disease, displacement, and lasting changes.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Why should students study colonization from more than one viewpoint?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It helps them understand how different groups experienced the changes..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Multiple perspectives show that the same historical event can affect groups differently.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It helps them understand how different groups experienced the changes..

Multiple perspectives show that the same historical event can affect groups differently.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which item could help an explorer navigate?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A compass.

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: A compass helps travelers determine direction while navigating.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A compass.

A compass helps travelers determine direction while navigating.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What is one possible effect of creating a settlement?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The settlement can change the land, resources, and relationships in the area..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Settlements use land and resources and can affect existing communities and environments.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The settlement can change the land, resources, and relationships in the area..

Settlements use land and resources and can affect existing communities and environments.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement best summarizes early exploration and colonization?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is People traveled, created settlements, and interacted in ways that changed North America..

  1. Read the history clue: Identify the people, place, time, source, or event described.
  2. Use historical evidence: Exploration and colonization changed communities, environments, economies, and political relationships.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is People traveled, created settlements, and interacted in ways that changed North America..

Exploration and colonization changed communities, environments, economies, and political relationships.

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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.