USCIS Civics Questions - Selected Review

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The Declaration of Independence did which of the following? Declared the American colonies' independence from Britain, Established the U.S. Constitution, Ended the Civil War, Created the Bill of Rights

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Declared the American colonies' independence from Britain

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Two rights in the Declaration of Independence are:

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Life and the pursuit of happiness

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The capital of your state is which of the following? (District of Columbia is not a state and has no capital.)

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Sacramento

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We show loyalty to what when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

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The United States

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The people who lived in America before the Europeans arrived were:

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Native Americans

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The group of people who were taken to America and sold as slaves were: Africans, Europeans, Asians, Native Americans

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Africans

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The colonists fought the British because:

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they wanted self-government and freedom from British control.

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson.

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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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July 4, 1776.

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There were 13 original states. Name three: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island; California, Texas, Florida; Ohio, Illinois, Michigan; Alaska, Hawaii, Arizona.

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New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island