Arizona Civics Test
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? correct
answersAmerican Indians
Who was the first President of the United States? correct answersGeorge
Washington
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? correct
answersLed the U.S. during the Civil War
When is Independence Day celebrated? correct answersJuly 4
Who is the "Father of Our Country"? correct answersGeorge Washington
What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? correct
answersAtlantic Ocean What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? correct
answersfought for civil rights
Which of the following is one of the two longest rivers in the United
States? correct answersMississippi River
What do Americans show loyalty to when saying the Pledge of
Allegiance? correct answersthe United States of America
Why did the colonists fight the British? correct answersbecause of
high taxes Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? correct
answersThomas Jefferson Which of the following is an American Indian
tribe? correct answersNavajo
Why does the American flag have 13 stripes? correct answersThey
represent the 13 original colonies.
Why does the American flag have 50 stars? correct answersOne star for
each state. What is the name of the national anthem? correct answersThe
Star-Spangled Banner
Which of the following are national U.S. holidays? correct answersLabor
Day and Veterans Day
What is one reason colonists came to America? correct
answersreligious freedom
, What was the name of the U.S. war between the North and the
South? correct answersCivil War
Which of the following reasons led to the Civil War? correct
answersslavery What did Susan B. Anthony do? correct
answersfought for women's rights Where is the Statue of Liberty
located? correct answersNew York, NY
What is the deadline for filing federal income tax forms? correct
answersApril 15
Who did the United States fight in World War II? correct answersJapan,
Germany, and Italy
Which of the following wars was fought by the United States in the
1800s? correct answersSpanish-American War
Who is in charge of the executive branch? correct answersthe President
What does the judicial branch do? correct answersdecides if a law goes
against the Constitution
Which of the following includes two ways that Americans can
participate in their democracy? correct answersvote and run for office
What group of people was taken to America and sold as
slaves? correct answersAfricans
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? correct
answersJuly 4, 1776
Which of the following includes three of the 13 original states? correct
answersDelaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut,
Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia,
New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? correct answersThe
Constitution was written.
When was the U.S. Constitution written? correct answers1787
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? correct answersoldest
member of the Constitutional Convention
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? correct
answersLouisiana
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? correct
answersAmerican Indians
Who was the first President of the United States? correct answersGeorge
Washington
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? correct
answersLed the U.S. during the Civil War
When is Independence Day celebrated? correct answersJuly 4
Who is the "Father of Our Country"? correct answersGeorge Washington
What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? correct
answersAtlantic Ocean What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? correct
answersfought for civil rights
Which of the following is one of the two longest rivers in the United
States? correct answersMississippi River
What do Americans show loyalty to when saying the Pledge of
Allegiance? correct answersthe United States of America
Why did the colonists fight the British? correct answersbecause of
high taxes Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? correct
answersThomas Jefferson Which of the following is an American Indian
tribe? correct answersNavajo
Why does the American flag have 13 stripes? correct answersThey
represent the 13 original colonies.
Why does the American flag have 50 stars? correct answersOne star for
each state. What is the name of the national anthem? correct answersThe
Star-Spangled Banner
Which of the following are national U.S. holidays? correct answersLabor
Day and Veterans Day
What is one reason colonists came to America? correct
answersreligious freedom
, What was the name of the U.S. war between the North and the
South? correct answersCivil War
Which of the following reasons led to the Civil War? correct
answersslavery What did Susan B. Anthony do? correct
answersfought for women's rights Where is the Statue of Liberty
located? correct answersNew York, NY
What is the deadline for filing federal income tax forms? correct
answersApril 15
Who did the United States fight in World War II? correct answersJapan,
Germany, and Italy
Which of the following wars was fought by the United States in the
1800s? correct answersSpanish-American War
Who is in charge of the executive branch? correct answersthe President
What does the judicial branch do? correct answersdecides if a law goes
against the Constitution
Which of the following includes two ways that Americans can
participate in their democracy? correct answersvote and run for office
What group of people was taken to America and sold as
slaves? correct answersAfricans
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? correct
answersJuly 4, 1776
Which of the following includes three of the 13 original states? correct
answersDelaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut,
Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia,
New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? correct answersThe
Constitution was written.
When was the U.S. Constitution written? correct answers1787
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? correct answersoldest
member of the Constitutional Convention
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? correct
answersLouisiana
