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American Culture Test Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a symbol?

a)

An instrument

b)

Something that stands for something else

c)

Reality

d)

An honest answer

2.

True or False: Different symbols cannot stand for the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: A symbol has to be an object.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What else can a symbol be?

a)

A building

b)

A street sign

c)

A car

d)

A road

5.

Name two (2) objects that stand for the United States.

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6.

The stars on the American Flag represent...

a)

the 13 colonies

b)

the 50 states of America

7.

The stripes on the American flag represent...

a)

the 13 colonies

b)

the 50 states of America

8.

What does the Bald Eagle represent?

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9.

Where did the Liberty Bell used to hang?

a)

Philadelphia, MA

b)

Philadelphia, TX

c)

Philadelphia, MS

d)

Philadelphia, PA

10.

What important event was announced by the ringing of the Liberty Bell?

a)

Voting Rights Act

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

11.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

1774

b)

1775

c)

1776

d)

1777

12.

What does the Liberty Bell stand for?

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13.

Who gifted the United States the Statue of Liberty?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

France

14.

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

a)

New York Harbor, New York

b)

Paris, France

c)

London, UK

d)

Rome, Italy

15.

What does the Statue of Liberty stand for?

a)

Hope

b)

Freedom

c)

Friendship between countries

d)

Love

16.

List two (2) buildings that stand for the United States

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17.

What buildings are symbols of the United States government?

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18.

The White House is...

a)

where Congress meets

b)

where the President lives and works

c)

where judges make decisions about laws

19.

The Capitol Building is...

a)

where Congress meets

b)

where the President lives and works

c)

where judges make decisions about laws

20.

The United States Supreme Courthouse is...

a)

where Congress meets

b)

where the President lives and works

c)

where judges make decisions about laws

21.

Who was George Washington?

a)

1st President

b)

2nd President

c)

3rd President

d)

4th President

22.

True or False: Abraham Lincoln was a president.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What did Abraham Lincoln help end?

a)

Civil War

b)

9/11

c)

American Revolution

d)

Slavery

24.

What other two (2) ways do we honor the United States?

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25.

The star-spangled banner is...

a)

our national anthem which means it's a song that stands for the whole country

b)

a promise to respect the United States

26.

The pledge of allegiance is

a)

our national anthem which means it's a song that stands for the whole country

b)

a promise to respect the United States

27.

Instead of an army, what did the colonist have?

a)

distant militias

b)

local militias

c)

an infantry

d)

troops

28.

Who did the colonist go up against in the American Revolution?

a)

The Americans

b)

The British

c)

The French

d)

The Germans

29.

The fighting began when British soldiers came to destroy a stockpile of (a)   in Massachusetts.

30.

On their famous (a)   , Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott warned leaders that the British were on the march.

31.

On _____________________, a colonial militia met the British at Lexington, Massachusetts.

a)

April 18, 1775

b)

April 19, 1775

c)

April 19, 1776

d)

April 20, 1775

32.

How many men did the colonists have?

a)

73

b)

74

c)

75

d)

76

33.

How many men did the British have?

a)

300

b)

500

c)

700

d)

900

34.

How many minutemen were waiting for the British when they went to conquer Massachusetts?

a)

200

b)

400

c)

600

d)

800

35.

Who led the Continental Army?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Joe Biden

d)

George Washington

36.

How did George Washington cut off British troops in Boston?

a)

by surrounding the city

b)

by going into the city

c)

by leaving the city

37.

Thomas Payne's famous 1776 pamphlet, (a)   , convinced many that the only course was independence.

38.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The President

b)

The Continental Congress

c)

The Supreme Court

39.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

January 1st

b)

July 4th

c)

December 25th

d)

October 31st

40.

When and where was the final victory?

a)

1781 in Philadelphia, PA

b)

1781 in Washington, D.C.

c)

1781 in Yorktown, Virginia

d)

1781 in New York City, New York

41.

After _____ weeks of steady cannon fire, the British finally surrendered after more than 5 years of fighting.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

42.

What was the main cause of America fighting a Civil War against itself?

a)

Land Ownership

b)

Civil Rights

c)

Slavery

d)

Trade

43.

How many Southern states seceded between 1860-1861?

a)

9

b)

13

c)

15

d)

11

44.

What were the 11 states called that seceded from the United States?

a)

Confederate States

b)

the Union

45.

What were the 24 states called that stayed with the United States?

a)

Confederate States

b)

the Union

46.

Where was it that the Confederate troops fired on Union soldiers and started the Civil War?

a)

Fort Knox

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort Lauderdale

d)

Fort Campbell

47.

True or False: The 10th Amendment of the Constitution gave each state the right to make its own laws as long as they didn't go against federal laws.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

A tax on trade is called a...

a)

federal tax

b)

tariff

c)

sales tax

d)

toll

49.

Tariffs usually _________ northern industry and _________ southern farmers.

a)

hurt; favored

b)

hurt; hurt

c)

favored; hurt

d)

favored; favored

50.

Slavery and regional differences ___________ tensions between the north and the south.

a)

decreased

b)

increased

51.

List the 5 most celebrated holidays in the United States.

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52.

When is Independence Day?

a)

December 25th

b)

July 4th

c)

November 11th

d)

January 15th

53.

Independence day was the day that America earned its...

a)

freedom

b)

strength

c)

independence

d)

peace

54.

The ________ colonies didn't like the ________ ruling them. This started the ____________ war.

a)

British; American; Civil

b)

British; American; Revolutionary

c)

American; British; Revolutionary

d)

American; British; Civil

55.

The Revolutionary War started in _______ and finally ended in _______.

a)

1773; 1780

b)

1775; 1783

c)

1774; 1782

d)

1772; 1784

56.

The Revolutionary War ended when the __________ was signed.

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Peace Treaty

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

57.

The (a)   started the first Thanksgiving.

58.

Where was the first Thanksgiving held?

a)

Yorktown

b)

New York Harbor

c)

Plymouth

d)

Philadelphia

59.

(a)   are people that once served in one of the branches of the military.

60.

List at least three (3) branches of the military.

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61.

What year was the first Christmas celebrated?

a)

334

b)

335

c)

336

d)

337

62.

What was the title of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech?

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63.

Martin Luther King Jr. fought _______

a)

for slavery

b)

against slavery

c)

for racism

d)

against racism