Civics Test Practice

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Canadians

• American Indians

• Floridians

• No one

What is one reason the colonists came to America?

• to join a civic group

• freedom

• for the experience of travelling across the ocean

• none of these answers

Which 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?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

• George Washinton

• 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?

• Ran for senator

• Ran for president of the United States

• Fought for women's rights

• Fought for civil rights

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