Citizenship Test Part 3

What is NOT a reason colonists came to America?

• To seek economic opportunities

• To escape religious persecution

• To enjoy the warm climate

• To find political freedom

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Native Americans

• Vikings

• British Settlers

• Spanish Explorers

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

• Africans

• Native Americans

• Japanese

• British Settlers

What is NOT a reason why the colonist fought the British?

• High Taxes

• Lack of representation in British Parliament

• Desire to expand British territory into Canada

• Restrictions on trade and commerce

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1776

• July 1, 1776

• June 4, 1776

• July 2, 1776

Which is NOT one of the original 13 states?

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Texas

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The adoption of the Bill of Rights

• The Constitution of the United States was written

• The end of the Revolutionary War

When was the constitution written?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1783

• 1800

Who was one of the writers of the Federalist Papers?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams