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Civics Chapter 1 Lesson 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People from the countries of France, the Netherlands, England, Germany, Sweden, and Scotland came to the United States

a)

1500's

b)

1800's- 1900's

c)

1600's- 1700's

d)

none of the above

2.

In the late 1700's- 1807, enslaved people were brought to the US from _____________

a)

England and Spain

b)

Western and Central Africa

c)

Poland and Russia

d)

none of the above

3.

In 1848, the discovery of ______ in California led many people to come the United States.

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

coal

d)

none of the above

4.

In the mid 1800's, people moved from _______ to ________.

a)

farms to cities

b)

cities to farms

5.

______ are types of ethnic group.

a)

Latinos

b)

Asian Americans

c)

Native Americans

d)

all of the above

6.

________ is the dominant religious group here in the United States.

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christian

7.

School is an example of a social institution.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Churches, temples, and mosques are social institutions.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

_________ a group of people who share a common national, cultural, and racial background.

a)

ethnic group

b)

values

c)

immigrant

d)

institution

e)

popular sovereignty

10.

_______ are people who move permanently to a new country

a)

immigrant

b)

ethnic group

c)

institution

d)

values

e)

popular sovereignty

11.

__________ are broad ideas about what is good or desirable and what is bad or not desirable.

a)

ethnic groups

b)

values

c)

immigrant

d)

institution

e)

popular sovereignty

12.

_______ are the organizations in a society.

a)

ethnic groups

b)

values

c)

immigrants

d)

popular sovereignty

e)

institution

13.

____________________________ is the idea that government receives its power from the people.

a)

popular sovereignth

b)

ethnic groups

c)

immigrant

d)

institution

e)

values

14.

Family is an important social institution.

a)

true

b)

false