US Citizenship Civic Test – American History: Colonial Period and Independence

What is one reason colonists came to America?

To fight in the Civil War

Freedom

To evade taxes

To fight the British

Correct! Wrong!

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

No one

Canadians

American Indians

Mexicans

Correct! Wrong!

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

Canadians

Mexicans

American Indians

Africans

Correct! Wrong!

Why did the colonists fight the British?

Because they didn't have self-government

To free the slaves

To save the Union

To obtain civil rights

Correct! Wrong!

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

Correct! Wrong!

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1782

July 4, 1774

July 4, 1776

July 4, 1789

Correct! Wrong!

There were 13 original states. Name three.

New York, New Jersey and Virginia

Delaware, Maryland and Ohio

Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Ohio

Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Mexico

Correct! Wrong!

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The Declaration of Independence was written

The Federalist Papers were written

The Emancipation Proclamation was written

The Constitution was written

Correct! Wrong!

When was the Constitution written?

1787

1774

1789

1776

Correct! Wrong!

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

John Jay

George Washington

Correct! Wrong!

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

He wrote the Constitution

He was a U.S. diplomat

He is the first President of the United States

He is the Father of Our Country

Correct! Wrong!

Who is the Father of Our Country ?

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Correct! Wrong!

Who was the first President?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

James Madison

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

Correct! Wrong!

US Citizenship Civic Test – American history: Colonial Period and Independence

What is one reason colonists came to America?

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

Why did the colonists fight the British?

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

There were 13 original states. Name three.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

When was the Constitution written?

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Who is the Father of Our Country ?

Who was the first President?

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