Citizenship 51-75

Men between the ages of _______ must register for military Selective Service.

• 15 and 21

• 16 and 30

• 18 and 26

• 20 and 50

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Enslaved Africans

• Europeans

• Pacific Islanders

• American Indians

In the 1700s and early 1800s, what group of people were sold as slaves in America?

• French

• Polynesians

• Italians

• Africans

Which of the following is not a reason the colonists fought the British?

• taxation without representation

• the British stayed in their homes

• they did not have self-government

• lack of resources in the colonies

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the first president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

On which date did Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?

• September 17, 1776

• July 4, 1778

• July 4, 1776

• June 6, 1789

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• the Founders named the states

• The Founders wrote the Constitution

• The Founders created the armed services

• The Founders approved the Treaty of Nanking

When was the Constitution written?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1745

• 1803

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean