US Gov Quiz 1 Review

Why did the colonists come to America?

• To establish a new trade route
• To find gold and riches
• To escape religious persecution
• To conquer new territories

Who are the three authors of The Federalist Papers?

• John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• The Vikings
• The Native Americans/American Indians

• The Romans
• The Egyptians

When was the Constitution written?

• 1787
• 1776
• 1800
• 1750

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

• Native Americans
• Europeans
• Asians
• Africans/people from Africa

• Why did the colonists fight the British?

• Because they didn't like the British food
• Because they wanted to establish their own government
• • because of high taxes (taxation without representation)

• because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1776
• July 4, 1777
• August 2, 1776
• July 4, 1783

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Constitution of the United States was written
• The Declaration of Independence was signed
• The American Civil War began
• The Bill of Rights was drafted

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin