Civics Lesson 1, Chapter 1

Ninety-eight percent of people who live in the United States come from ancestors who once lived in _______________

• England

• Asia

• The Thirteen Colonies

• Another Country

(True or False)

By 1807, approximately 500,000 Africans had been brought to the United States unwillingly and forced into slavery.

• True

• False

The French came to North American beginning in the 1600s and mostly settled in what is now ______________.

• Florida

• Canada

• Texas

• California

The ___________ started the first farms and a town in what is now New York.

• French

• Italians

• Dutch

• English

____________ is the idea that the government receives its power from the people.

• Liberty for All

• Ethnic Diversity

• Popular Sovereignty

• Tolerance

___________ are the key practices, relationships, and organizations in a society.

• Values

• Institutions

• Ethnic Groups

• Immigrants

The discovery of gold in 1848 drew many immigrants to ____________.

• California

• New York

• Delaware

• Florida

In the 1600s, the thirteen original colonies of the United States were created mostly by _______________.

• French Immigrants

• English Immigrants

• Native Americans

• Spanish Immigrants

(True or False)

White-collar workers are mostly employed in factories.

• True

• False

(True or False)

Native Americans, who were the first settlers in what is now the United States, spoke hundreds of different languages

• True

• False