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U.S. Citizenship Test #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Chinese

b)

Russians

c)

Pacific Islanders

d)

American Indians

2.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

John Hancock

b)

James Madison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

3.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

a)

led the U.S. during the Civil War

b)

led the U.S. during the War of 1812

c)

led the U.S. during the American Revolution

d)

led the U.S. during the Mexican-American War

4.

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

5.

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

a)

fought for civil rights

b)

became the first black U.S. Senator

c)

established the Harvard Law School

d)

ran for President of the United States

6.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

because of high taxes

b)

because the British invaded France

c)

because the colonists wanted a new king

d)

because the colonists wanted religious freedom

7.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

James Madison

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

8.

Which of the following is an American Indian tribe?

a)

Huli

b)

Kikuyu

c)

Maori

d)

Navajo

9.

What is one reason colonists came to America?

a)

education

b)

better health

c)

elect a new king

d)

religious freedom

10.

What was the name of the U.S. war between the North and the South?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War II

c)

War of 1812

d)

Revolutionary War

11.

Which of the following reasons led to the Civil War?

a)

taxes

b)

slavery

c)

oil rights

d)

religious freedom

12.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

founded the Red Cross

b)

fought for women's rights

c)

made the first American flag

d)

established a college for women

13.

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

a)

Japan, Germany, and Italy

b)

Japan, Germany, and France

c)

Russia, China, and Japan

d)

Russia, France, and Great Britain

14.

Which of the following wars was fought by the United States in the 1800s?

a)

Korean War

b)

World War I

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

French and Indian War

15.

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

a)

Africans

b)

Canadians

c)

Spaniards

d)

Italians

16.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 4, 1770

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

July 4, 1870

d)

July 4, 1876

17.

Which of the following includes three of the 13 original states?

a)

Georgia, Indiana, New York

b)

Maine, Ohio, and West Virginia

c)

Vermont, Florida, and Pennsylvania

d)

Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina

18.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The Constitution was written.

b)

The Constitution was ratified.

c)

The Magna Carta was signed.

d)

The Declaration of Independence was written.

19.

When was the U.S. Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1812

d)

1865

20.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

decorated war general

b)

inventor of the telegraph

c)

fourth president of the United States

d)

oldest member of the Constitutional Convention