Arizona Civics test 2024 100% Correct Solved

Arizona Civics test 2024 100% Correct Solved What is one reason that colonists came to America? - Correct Answer ️️ -freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - Correct Answer ️️ -American Indians or Native Americans 3. What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves? - Correct Answer ️️ -Africans or people from Africa 4. Why did the colonists fight the British? - Correct Answer ️️ -• 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? - Correct Answer ️️ -Thomas Jefferson When was the declaration of Independence adopted? - Correct Answer ️️ -July 4, 1776 7. What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Correct Answer ️️ -• 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? - Correct Answer ️️ -Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness 9. There were 13 original states. Name three: - Correct Answer ️️ -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? - Correct Answer ️️ -• 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"? - Correct Answer ️️ -George Washington Who was the first President? - Correct Answer ️️ -George Washington When do we celebrate Independence Day? - Correct Answer ️️ -July 4th Name two national U.S. holidays: - Correct Answer ️️ -▪ 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? - Correct Answer ️️ -Because the stripes represent the 13 original colonies Why does the flag have 50 stars? - Correct Answer ️️ -Because the stars represent the 50 states What is the name of the national anthem? - Correct Answer ️️ -The Star-Spangled Banner Name the two largest rivers in the United States - Correct Answer ️️ -Missouri (River) Mississippi (River) What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? - Correct Answer ️️ -Pacific Ocean What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States - Correct Answer ️️ -Atlantic Ocean Name one U.S. Territory: - Correct Answer ️️ -▪ Puerto Rico