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Civics Exam Review-Section 4-Am. History-Colonial/Indep.

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT a reason colonists came to America?

a)

Better retirement benefits

b)

Freedom

c)

Economics Opportunity

d)

To practice religion

e)

To escape persecution

2.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Bostonians

b)

The Pilgrims

c)

Native Americans/American Indians

3.

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

a)

Africans

b)

Criminals

c)

Latvians

4.

Which is NOT the reason the colonists fought the British?

a)

Because of high taxes without representation.

b)

Because of restricted access to the Mississippi River.

c)

Because the British army stayed in their houses.

d)

Because they didn't have self-government.

5.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

September 17, 1787

7.

There were 13 original states. Name three.

a)

Arkansas

b)

Virginia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Texas

e)

New York

8.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Abraham Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas about the Emancipation Proclamation.

b)

The Constitution was replaced by the Bill of Rights.

c)

The Constitution was written.

d)

The Constitution was replaced by the Declaration of Independence.

9.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1787

b)

1865

c)

1911

10.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Which of the following were the writers? (choose 3)

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

James Madison

d)

John Jay

e)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

What is NOT something Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

Being a U.S. diplomat.

b)

Being the author of "Poor Richard's Almanac."

c)

Being the first Postmaster General of the United States.

d)

Conducting scientific experiments.

e)

Saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death."

12.

Who is the "Father of our Country?"

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

13.

Who was the first President?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams