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American History

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one reason colonists came to America?

a)

Fame, Reputation, and To be popular

b)

God, Gold, and Glory (Three G's)

c)

To claim independence from Great Britain

2.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

The Native Americans

b)

Negro People (Blacks)

c)

The Russians controlled America

d)

The Koreans

3.

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

a)

Native Americans

b)

The Germans

c)

The Mexicans

d)

African Americans

4.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

To declare their independence

b)

Just to annoy the British

5.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

George Washington

6.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

October 19, 1789

b)

December 17, 1678

c)

September 20, 1688

d)

August 2, 1776

e)

May 28, 1859

7.

There were 13 original states. Name three.

a)

Delaware, Ohio, Rhode Island

b)

New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania

c)

France, Michigan, New Hampshire

d)

Texas, Spain, Indiana

e)

Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky

8.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Signing of the Constitution

b)

Singing of the Bill of Rights

c)

Changing of the Articles of Confederation

d)

Singing of the Declaration of Independence

9.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

June 27, 1899

b)

February 19, 1598

c)

July 16, 1694

d)

September 17, 1787

e)

October 23, 1957