Day 7 Civics AZ

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

• Europeans

• Mexicans

• Asians

• Africans

Why did the colonists fight the British?

• High taxes

  ( Taxation without representation)

• British Army stayed in their houses

• Didn't have self-government

• None of the above

• All the above

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4th 1778

• July 4th 1876

• July 4th 1776

• July 4th 1800

There were 13 original states in the union. Name three.

• Rhode Island, Maryland, Ohio

• Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

• Georgia, Virginia, Maine

• New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• War on the British was declared.

• The Declaration of Independence was written.

• The first President was elected.

• The Constitution was written.

When was the Constitution written?

• September 17th, 1787

• September 18th, 1878

• September 17th,

  1877

• September 17th, 1778

The Federalist Papers were written in support of the US Constitution.

Name one of the three writers.

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• Youngest member of the Constitutional Convention

• Invented the kite

• Was a US President

• First Postmaster General of US

Who it the " Father of Our Country"?

• Our Present President

• Benjamin Franklin

• Georgie Washington

• Abraham Lincoln