FREE Civic Literacy Constitution and History Question and Answers

Question 1

The colonists fought the British for what reason?

Accepted Answer

because they didn’t have self-government

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because they wanted to be famous

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because they needed extra money

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because they wanted to rule over England

Question 2

Who inhabited America before the arrival of the Europeans?

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Native Americans

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Europeans were the first to live in America

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Central Americans

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Latin Americans

Question 3

Who is "Our Country's Father"?

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George Washington

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James Madison

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Thomas Jefferson

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Alexander Graham Bell

Question 4

How did the Constitutional Convention proceed?

Accepted Answer

The Constitution was written.

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A war broke out and the U.S. won.

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The Queen of England came to visit.

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Thomas Jefferson was appointed President.

Question 5

The Declaration of Independence was written by whom?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

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George Washington

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Samuel Adams

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John Hancock

Question 6

13 initial states existed. List three.

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New Hampshire, Maryland, Georgia

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California, Maine, New Mexico

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North Dakota, Kentucky, Texas

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Canada, England, Mexico

Question 7

Why did settlers travel to America?

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All of the above

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to seek economic opportunity

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to seek freedom

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Should not have been checked.

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to escape persecution

Question 8

Whose folks were transported to America and bought and sold as slaves?

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the Africans

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the English

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the Spanish

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the Dutch

Question 9

Who served as the first President?

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George Washington

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John Adams

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Alexander Hamilton

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Henry Knox

Question 10

What accomplishment of Benjamin Franklin is particularly renowned?

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All of the above

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He was the first Postmaster General of the United States.

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He started the first free libraries.

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He wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack.