Civics Test

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• American Indians

• Canadians

• Floridians

• No one

What is one reason colonists came to America?

• Freedom

• For the experience of traveling across the ocean

• To join a civic group

• None of these answers

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

• Africans

• English

• Dutch

• Canadians

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

• Represents the original colonies

• It was considered lucky to have 13 stripes on the flag

• Represents the number of signatures on the U.S Constitution

• Represents the members of the Second Continental Congress

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Abraham Lincoln

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed slaves in most Southern states.

• Gave the United States independence from Great Britain.

• Gave the United States independence from Great Britain.

• Ended World War I.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

• Fought for women's rights.

• Founded the Red Cross.

• Fought for civil rights.

• Became the first female president.

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

• Fought for civil rights.

• Ran for president of the U.S.

• Fought for women's rights.

• Ran for senator.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

• Terrorists attacked the U.S.

• The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

• The accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant.

• Hurricane Andrew struck the United States.