Alabama Civics Test Review- Early Amer, Est. Independence, 1800s

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• Liberty and justice
• Life and pursuit of happiness
• Life and death
• Life and right to own a home

Which of the following MOST contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?

• Slavery
• Conflict with Canada
• Railroad expansion
• Immigration

Name the U.S. war that occurred between the Northern and the Southern states.

• War of 1812
• Civil War
• World War I
• Revolutionary War

Who was the first president of the U.S.?

• Abraham Lincoln
• John Adams
• George Washington
• John Quincy Adams

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

• Georgia
• Texas
• Louisiana
• New Hampshire

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• James Madison

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1646
• July 4, 1776
• July 4, 1865
• July 4, 1929

What allowed for the freeing of enslaved people in Confederate territory during the Civil War?

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Gettysburg Address
• Emancipation Proclamation

Which of the following is a reason why the colonists came to North America?

• Freedom
• Economic Opportunity
• Practice their religion
• All of the above

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Chinese
• Russians
• Pacific Islanders
• Native Americans