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WorksheetsCIS_4_SS_U3T3 Test Citizenship Topics A-C
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 35mins
To eliminate, get rid of, or make illegal
Many citizens wanted to ___________ slavery.
Ratify
Abolish
Amendment
Natural Citizen
To add to and give formal consent.
The people protest to ___________the constitution.
ratify
abolish
amendment
naturalized citizen
A person born in the United States.
Mrs. Mayers is a _________________ because she was born in Baton Rouge, La.
Ratify
Naturalized Citizen
Amendment
Natural Citizen
Someone who migrates to the United Sates, applies to be a citizen, passes a test, and takes an oath of allegiance.
Poncho's dad is a __________________ because he was born in South America but is now a US citizen.
Ratify
Natural Citizen
Naturalized Citizen
Amendment
An official addition to the original US Constitution. The first 10 are called the Bill of Rights.
The 13th _________________ abolished slavery.
Amendment
Ratify
Natural Citizen
Naturalized Citizen
Between the years of 1861 and 1865 another major war broke out in the
United States. While the Revolutionary War created the United States, the Civil War would determine what type of nation it would be. The Civil War was a war fought between Northern and Southern states. The Southern states believed that they had the right to have slaves.
Describe the Civil War
A war fought for independence from King George III
A war fought between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) in an effort to end slavery.
A war fought between the colonists and Native Americans over control of the Hudson River.
A war fought between the French (and Indians) and the British over the Ohio River Valley.
Slaves in the Southern states were used as farm laborers and formed the backbone of the southern economy. In the Northern states, where industry drove the economy, many people believed that slavery was immoral and wrong. Many Northern states believed that slavery should be abolished and that the Federal Government should impose laws to make slavery come to its end.
Why did the North (Union) want to abolish slavery?
Many people wanted to forget slavery existed.
Many people hated African Americans.
Many people believed that slavery was immoral and wrong.
Many people wanted slavery to continue in the United States.
The Southern states believed that they had the right to have slaves. Slaves in the Southern states were used as farm laborers and formed the backbone of the southern economy.
Why did the South want to keep slaves and slavery legal in the US?
Slavery allowed civil rights to be denied to non-white Americans.
Many people believed slavery was wrong and did not want to keep it.
It granted freedom of religion to all citizens.
The Southern states had large farms and plantations where cash crops needed a lot of labor. This fueled their economy.
What was the outcome of the Civil War?
American won it's independence from Britain.
The North (Union) defeated the South (Confederates) and slavery was abolished.
The French lose and retreat back to France.
The Patriots win and the Loyalists move back to Britain.
Using your knowledge of Social Studies, what was the outcome of the 13th Amendment?
Determined citizenship
Granted freedom of speech
Abolished Slavery
Gave women the right to vote
Using your knowledge of Social Studies, what was the outcome of the 14th Amendment?
It granted all US citizens, including former slaves, equal rights and protection under the law.
It gave men of color the right to vote.
It granted freedom of religion.
It granted the right to a public education.
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Describe the 15th Amendment.
It guaranteed equal access to education.
It granted women the right to vote.
It granted African American women the right to vote.
it granted African Americans men the right to vote.
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of gender.
What was the outcome of the 19th Amendment?
Slavery was abolished
African American men were allowed to vote
Women were allowed to vote
Determines citizenship
A citizen right is a freedom granted to US citizens, simply for being a citizen. Select 3 Citizen Rights
Voting
Freedom of Religion, Speech, & Bear Arms
Serving on a Jury
Paying taxes
Equal opportunity for education regardless of race, gender, or religious beliefs.
A Citizen Responsibility is an action taken by good citizens as a way to participate in their communities and enact positive change. Select 3 Responsibilities
Voting
Freedom of Speech and Religion
Serving on a jury
Paying taxes
Bearing Arms
Choose 3 Qualities of a Good Citizen
Volunteering at the local food bank
Following the laws
Littering
Participating in government by voting and running for office
Breaking the law
The Civil Rights Movement was a time in history when African Americans participated in organized marches, sit-ins, and boycotts calling for equal rights. Martin Luther King Jr. was a major leader of the civil rights movement in the US and gave his famous "I have a dream" speech on the March on Washington.
Describe the impact of the Civil Rights Movement.
It allowed all patriots access to public education.
It was a time that saw protests for equal rights for African American citizens of the US.
It provided financial help for immigrants applying to be a naturalized citizen.
It gave Native Americans their lands back.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white woman and was arrested for her actions. The African American community peacefully protested, boycotting the Montgomery Bus System, eventually leading to laws being passed which made it illegal to deny services based on race or gender.
Describe the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
A peaceful protest of college students occupying the lunch counter of a whites only diner
A peaceful protest of the bus system in Alabama, fueled by the arrest of Rosa Parks.
A peaceful protest in Washington, DC where MLK Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech.
A peaceful protest boycotting the purchase of tea in response to Boston Harbor being closed.
The Greensboro sit-in was a civil rights protest that started in 1960, when young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave after being denied service.
Describe the Lunch Counter Sit-Ins.
A peaceful protest boycotting the Montgomery bus system.
A peaceful protest demanding women have the right to vote.
A peaceful protest showing the colonist displeasure for the Stamp Act.
A peaceful protest where African American students took turns sitting at an all-white lunch counter spurring boycotts across the nation.
The March on Washington took place during a nationwide civil rights movement in which Black Americans were fighting to receive the same treatment as white Americans. The goal of the march was to urge President John F. Kennedy to pass a civil rights bill that would end segregation in public places like schools, ensure easier access to voting, train and place unemployed workers, and end the practice of not hiring people because of their race.
Describe the March on Washington.
A peaceful protest of whites-only restaurants,
A peaceful protest calling for civil rights equality across the nation, pushing for a bill to make it illegal to discriminate.
A peaceful protest boycotting the Public Bus Service in Montgomery.
A peaceful protest where colonist threw tea into the Boston Harbor
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from voting. The act banned the use of literacy tests and the use of poll taxes in state and local elections.
Describe the Voting Rights Act.
It was an act that allowed the king to collect taxes on the sale of tea in the colonies.
It was an act put in place to ensure equal rights regardless of gender.
It was aimed at eliminating ways that legally obstructed African Americans right to vote, such as literacy tests and poll taxes.
It was put in place as a tax intended to raise money to pay for the French and Indian War
