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51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

  • freedom of expression

  • freedom of speech

  • freedom of assembly

  • freedom to petition the government

  • freedom of religion

  • the right to bear arms


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56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*

  • April 15

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61. Why did the colonists fight the British?

  • because of high taxes (taxation without representation)

  • because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)

  • because they didn’t have self-government

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66. When was the Constitution written?

1787

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

  • the Louisiana Territory

  • Louisiana

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52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

  • the United States

  • the flag

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57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

  • at age eighteen (18)

  • between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

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62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

(Thomas) Jefferson

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

  • (James) Madison

  • (Alexander) Hamilton

  • (John) Jay

  • Publius

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72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

  • War of 1812

  • Mexican-American War

  • Civil War

  • Spanish-American War

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53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

  • give up loyalty to other countries

  • defend the Constitution and laws of the United States

  • obey the laws of the United States

  • serve in the U.S. military (if needed)

  • serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)

  • be loyal to the United States

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58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

  • freedom

  • political liberty

  • religious freedom

  • economic opportunity

  • practice their religion

  • escape persecution

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63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

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68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

  • U.S. diplomat

  • oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

  • first Postmaster General of the United States

  • writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”

  • started the first free libraries

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

  • the Civil War

  • the War between the States

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54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*

eighteen (18) and older

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59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

  • American Indians

  • Native Americans

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64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

  • New Hampshire

  • Massachusetts

  • Rhode Island

  • Connecticut

  • New York

  • New Jersey

  • Pennsylvania

  • Delaware

  • Maryland

  • Virginia

  • North Carolina

  • South Carolina

  • Georgia

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69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

(George) Washington

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74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

  • slavery

  • economic reasons

  • states’ rights

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55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

  • vote

  • join a political party

  • help with a campaign

  • join a civic group

  • join a community group

  • give an elected official your opinion on an issue

  • call Senators and Representatives

  • publicly support or oppose an issue or policy

  • run for office

  • write to a newspaper

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

  • Africans

  • people from Africa

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65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

  • The Constitution was written.

  • The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

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70. Who was the first President?*

(George) Washington

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75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

  • freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

  • saved (or preserved) the Union

  • led the United States during the Civil War