US Citizenship Test - C. American history

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• American Indians / Native Americans

• No one, it was undiscovered territory

• African Americans

• Asian tribes

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

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Where is the Statue of Liberty?

• Liberty Island

• Pearl Harbor

• San Francisco Bay

• Washington DC

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

• Vietnam, Germany, and Italy

• North Korea, Germany, and Japan

• Japan, Germany, and Italy

• Germany and Italy

What is the name of the National Anthem?

• Star Spangled Banner

• God Bless America

• America The Beautiful

• God Save the Queen

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What piece of land did the US buy from France in 1803?

• Alaska & Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• Louisiana Territory

• Florida Territory

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1776

• January 1, 1865

• July 4, 1876

• Aug 1, 1775

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Which were wars fought by the United States in the 1800s?

• War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War

• War of 1812, World War I, Afghanistan War, Boxer Rebellion

• (Persian) Gulf War, Korean War, War of 1812, American Revolution

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• freed slaves in the Confederate states

• gave African Americans and women the right to vote

• Proclaimed Hawaii and Alaska US states

• gave 18 year olds the right to vote

Abraham Lincoln

• freed the slaves in confederate states

• gave women the right to vote

• gave African Americans the right to vote

• eliminated slavery in all US states