Michigan M-STEP Grade 5 Social Studies Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress Grade 5 Social Studies Assessment Exam - Michigan M-STEP Grade 5 Social Studies Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress Grade 5 Social Studies Assessment Exam

Question 1

Native American tribes of the Eastern Woodlands, such as the Iroquois and Ojibwe, built longhouses and wigwams primarily from tree bark and wooden poles. What does this reveal about how these tribes interacted with their environment?

They utilized abundant forest natural resources to construct durable shelters suited to their climate. They imported building materials through long-distance trade with tribes in the Desert Southwest. They avoided cutting down trees because wooden materials were scarce in the Eastern Woodlands. They built temporary shelters out of animal hides because they moved continuously every week.

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They utilized abundant forest natural resources to construct durable shelters suited to their climate.

Question 2

Before and during early European settlement, many Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains relied heavily on American bison for food, clothing, tools, and portable shelter materials. Which statement best explains this lifestyle?

Plains tribes farmed large urban centers along coastal ocean bays. Plains tribes adapted their culture and survival strategies around the migratory herds of the grasslands. Plains tribes acquired bison hides exclusively by trading with European ships in the Pacific Ocean. Plains tribes lived in permanent stone multi-story cliff dwellings near desert rivers.

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Plains tribes adapted their culture and survival strategies around the migratory herds of the grasslands.

Question 3

Indigenous groups in the arid Southwest, such as the Pueblo and Hopi, constructed multi-story homes out of adobe (sun-dried mud and straw brick). Why did they choose adobe?

Adobe was imported from European traders in exchange for beaver furs. Dense pine forests made wooden timber the rarest resource in North America. Clay and straw were readily available local materials that provided insulation against desert heat and cold. Adobe structures could be folded up and transported on horseback when moving following fish.

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Clay and straw were readily available local materials that provided insulation against desert heat and cold.

Question 4

Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest, such as the Tlingit and Haida, carved elaborate wooden totem poles and held festive ceremonies called potlatches. What natural resource supported their settled, wealthy societies?

Gold mines carved into interior desert canyons. Bison herds hunted on the central open prairies. Large wheat plantations cultivated in tropical rain forests. Abundant cedar forests and rich ocean resources like salmon.

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Abundant cedar forests and rich ocean resources like salmon.

Question 5

In the Great Lakes region, including present-day Michigan, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi formed an alliance known as the Council of Three Fires (Anishinaabek). What was the main purpose of this alliance?

To maintain peace, share regional trade routes, and provide mutual defense among allied tribes. To build stone pyramids for religious ceremonies along the Gulf of Mexico. To wage war against all European fur traders who entered the Ohio Valley. To construct a single giant canal connecting Lake Superior directly to the Atlantic Ocean.

Correct Answer:

To maintain peace, share regional trade routes, and provide mutual defense among allied tribes.

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