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2023 OPS Naturalization Study Guide(PART 2: US HIST, GEO, & CIV)

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There were 13 original states. Which state was NOT one of the original 13 colonies

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

California

2.

What is the reason early colonists came to America?

a)

religious freedom

b)

political liberty

c)

economic opportunity

d)

all of the above

3.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

American Indians

b)

immigrants

c)

pioneers

d)

no one

4.

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

a)

Africans

b)

American Indians

c)

indentured servants

d)

Europeans

5.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

because of taxation without representation

b)

because they didn't have self-government

c)

a and b

d)

none of the above

6.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

James Madison

7.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

January 1, 1700

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

December 25, 1800

d)

September 11, 1776

8.

What was Benjamin Franklin famous for?

a)

U.S. diplomat

b)

member of the Constitutional Convention

c)

started the first free libraries

d)

all of the above

9.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

a new Constitution was written

b)

Declaration of Independence was written

c)

the Bill of Rights was written

d)

state constitutions were written

10.

When was the Consitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1803

d)

1812

11.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

a)

James Madison

b)

John Jay

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

all of the above

12.

Who is called the Father of Our Country?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

James Madison

13.

Who served as a military leader during our War for Independence and later elected as our first President?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

General Lafayette

14.

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

a)

Louisiana

b)

thirteen colonies

c)

Alaska

d)

Panama

15.

Which of the following is NOT a war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Civil War

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

Revolutionary War

16.

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

War for Independence

c)

Civil War

d)

War of 1812

17.

Name a problem that led to the Civil War.

a)

states' rights

b)

slavery

c)

economic differences

d)

all of the above

18.

What was one important thing that President Abraham Lincoln did?

a)

led the United States during the Civil War

b)

feed many slaves

c)

saved (or preserved) the Union

d)

all of the above

19.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

declared independence from Britain

b)

freed slaves in the Confederate states

c)

led to the Civil War

d)

gave women the right to vote

20.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

fought to pass a Bill of Rights

b)

served on the Supreme Court

c)

educated freed slaves

d)

fouth for women's rights

21.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Korean War

d)

All of the above

22.

Which is a major American Indian tribe in the United States?

a)

Navajo

b)

Cherokee

c)

Sioux

d)

all of the above

23.

Who was President during World War I?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Howard Taft

c)

William McKinley

d)

Woodrow Wilson

24.

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

25.

Who did the U.S. fight in World War II?

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

all of the above

26.

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States

a)

immigration

b)

spread of Communism

c)

economic depression

d)

public education

27.

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. In what war did he serve?

a)

Korean War

b)

World War II

c)

Persian Gulf War

d)

Vietnam War

28.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

civil rights

b)

women's rights

c)

communism

d)

nationalism

29.

What did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. do?

a)

fought for civil rights

b)

worked for equality for all Americans

c)

a and b

d)

none of the above

30.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

a)

terrorists attacked several targets

b)

first woman was elected president

c)

first climate change conference held

d)

Pearl Harbor was attacked

31.

Name the two longest rivers in the United States?

a)

Mississippi & Ohio

b)

Columbia & Arkansas

c)

Colorado & Missouri

d)

Missouri & Mississippi

32.

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific

d)

Caribbean Sea

33.

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

Gulf of Mexico

34.

Name a U.S. Territory.

a)

America Somoa

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Virgin Islands

d)

all of the above

35.

Name one state that does NOT border Mexico.

a)

Texas

b)

New Mexico

c)

California

d)

Louisiana

36.

Name a state that does NOT border Canada.

a)

New York

b)

Montana

c)

Arizona

d)

Washington

37.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

New York City

b)

Boston

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Philadelphia

38.

What famous national landmark can be seen on Liberty Island in New York harbor, welcoming immigrants to the United States?

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

Washington Monument

c)

Lincoln Memorial

d)

Mount Rushmore

39.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a)

they stand for our 13 liberties

b)

the stripes represent the original colonies

c)

they are a symbol of wars fought

d)

the stripes represent the first Presidents

40.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a)

each star represents one of the 50 states.

b)

they stand for fifty years of struggle for independence

c)

the stars are a symbol of the universe

d)

they stand for the 50 amendments to the Constitution.

41.

What is the name of the national anthem?

a)

God Bless America

b)

The Land is Your Land

c)

My Country Tis of Thee

d)

Star Spangled Banner

42.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

a)

July 4

b)

September 11

c)

April 19

d)

January 20

43.

Which of the following is NOT a national holiday?

a)

Memorial Day

b)

Veterans Day

c)

Labor Day

d)

Easter