Arizona Civics test 2024 Graded A
Arizona Civics test 2024 Graded A What is one reason that colonists came to America? ️freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? ️American Indians or Native Americans 3. What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves? ️Africans or people from Africa 4. Why did the colonists fight the British? ️• because of high taxes (no taxation without representation) • because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) • because they didn't have self-government 5. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? ️Thomas Jefferson When was the declaration of Independence adopted? ️July 4, 1776 7. What did the Declaration of Independence do? ️• declare independence from Great Britain • announce independence from Great Britain • said that the United States was free from Great Britain 8. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? ️Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness 9. There were 13 original states. Name three: ️Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin if 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 Who is the "Father of Our Country"? ️George Washington Who was the first President? ️George Washington When do we celebrate Independence Day? ️July 4th Name two national U.S. holidays: ️▪ New Year's Day ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ▪ Presidents' Day ▪ Memorial Day ▪ Independence Day ▪ Labor Day ▪ Columbus Day ▪ Veterans Day ▪ Thanksgiving ▪ Christmas Why does the flag have 13 stripes? ️Because the stripes represent the 13 original colonies Why does the flag have 50 stars? ️Because the stars represent the 50 states What is the name of the national anthem? ️The Star-Spangled Banner Name the two largest rivers in the United States ️Missouri (River) Mississippi (River) What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? ️Pacific Ocean What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States ️Atlantic Ocean Name one U.S. Territory: ️▪ Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam Name one state that borders Canada. ️Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Alaska Name one state that borders Mexico. ️California Arizona New Mexico Texas What is the capital of the United States? ️Washington D.C. Where is the Statue of Liberty? ️New York (Harbor) Liberty Island Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. ️• Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit What is the supreme law of the land? ️▪ the Constitution What does the Constitution do? ️▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these three words?
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