Citizenship Test American History One reason colonists came
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Citizenship Test / American History
One reason colonists came to America. • freedom
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? • Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? • Africans
Why did the colonists fight the British? • high taxes, no self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? • July 4, 1776
Name 3 of the original 13 states. • New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? • Wrote the Constitution
When was the Constitution written? • 1787
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin famous for? • Oldest member at the Constitutional Convention
Who is the “Father of our country”? • George Washington
Who was the first President of the United States? • George Washington
Name one author of the Federalist Papers. • Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, James Madison
What territory did the U. S. buy from France in 1803? • Louisiana Territory
Name one war fought by the U. S. in the 1800’s. • War of 1812, Mexican-American War, and Civil War
Name the war between the North and the South. • Civil War
Name one problem that led to the Civil War. • slavery
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? • Freed the slaves
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? • Ended slavery
What did Susan B Anthony do? • Fought for women’s right to vote
Identify the three branches of the U. S. government? • Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What type of government does the U. S. have? • Representative Democracy
What are checks and balances? • Limits the power of each branch
What is an amendment? • A change to the constitution
Identify one right protected by the First Amendment? • Speech, religion, assembly, press
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