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Civics #58-70

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one reason the colonists came to America?

a)

to fight the Native Americans

b)

escape persecution

c)

escape economic crisis

d)

slavery

2.

Which people were taken to be slaves in America?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Mayans

c)

Africans

d)

Indians

3.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Mayan Indians

b)

Aztec Indians

c)

European Indians

d)

American Indians

4.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

Boarding issues

b)

low taxes

c)

they didn't want self-government

d)

they had taxation representation

5.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Publius

6.

How many colonies became states initially?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

12

d)

13

7.

Who was the first U.S. President?

a)

George Hamilton

b)

George Franklin

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

8.

Which was the first colony to become a state?

a)

Georgia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Delaware

d)

Washington, DC

9.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

1756

b)

1766

c)

1776

d)

1786

10.

What are the founding fathers of our country called?

a)

farmers

b)

framers

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Frankn

11.

Where was the Constitution written?

a)

Constitutional Continental

b)

Constitutional Convention

c)

Continental Convention

d)

Continental Review

12.

In which state was the Constitution written?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Washington, D.C.

13.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1789

d)

1877

14.

What supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Publius

c)

Federal Government

d)

Federalist Papers

15.

How many essays were in the Federalist Papers?

a)

10

b)

25

c)

85

d)

100