Civics Test - Granite

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• American Indians
• Canadians
• Floridians
• No one

What is one reason colonists came to America?

• Freedom
• To join a civic group.
• For the experience of traveling across the ocean
• None of these answers

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

• Africans
• Dutch
• English
• Canadians

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

• Represents the original colonies
• Represents the number of signatures on the U.S Constitution
• It was considered lucky to have 13 stripes on the flag
• Represents the members of the Second Continental Congress

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• James Madison
• Abraham Lincoln

Who is the "Father of Our Country"? 

• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed slaves in most Southern states.
• Gave the United States independence from Great Britain.
• Gave women the right to vote.
• Ended World War I.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

• Fought for women's rights.
• Fought for civil rights
• Founded the Red Cross.
• First woman president

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

• Fought for civil rights
• Fought for women's rights
• Ran for president of the U.S.
• Ran for senator.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? 

• Terrorists attacked the U.S.
• The accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
• The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
• Hurricane Andrew struck the United States.