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US Citizenship Civics Test American History — practice questions — page 2

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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?Read the answer and worked solution →What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is one of the two longest rivers in the United States?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?Read the answer and worked solution →The Atlantic Ocean lies along which side of the United States?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a U.S. territory?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these states borders Canada?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these states borders Mexico?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the capital of the United States?Read the answer and worked solution →Where is the Statue of Liberty?Read the answer and worked solution →Why does the flag have 13 stripes?Read the answer and worked solution →Why does the flag have 50 stars?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the name of the national anthem?Read the answer and worked solution →When do we celebrate Independence Day?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a national U.S. holiday?Read the answer and worked solution →Drop each event on the timelineRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the American Indian tribesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →When Columbus and later European settlers arrived, which people were already living in America?Read the answer and worked solution →Colonists refused to pay taxes to a Parliament where they had no vote. This grievance is called:Read the answer and worked solution →British soldiers stayed in colonists' houses without permission. This practice was called:Read the answer and worked solution →A painting shows Franklin, Adams and a third man drafting the Declaration in 1776. The author of the Declaration was:Read the answer and worked solution →The Declaration of Independence was written in:Read the answer and worked solution →A student lists states that existed at the founding. Which was one of the original thirteen?Read the answer and worked solution →Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia in 1787 for the Constitutional Convention. What did they do there?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution was signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which writer of the Federalist Papers later became President?Read the answer and worked solution →Benjamin Franklin is famous as the first:Read the answer and worked solution →The general who crossed the Delaware and became the first President is called the Father of Our Country. He is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which war did the United States fight in the 1800s?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

  1. He fought in World War II
  2. He wrote the national anthem
  3. He fought for civil rights
  4. He signed the Constitution
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Correct answer: C. He fought for civil rights

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. led part of the movement against racial discrimination. 2. He fought for civil rights and worked for equality for all Americans. 3. Signing the Constitution happened in 1787, so that option puts him in the wrong century entirely. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 85_

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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

  1. A war with Japan started
  2. Terrorists attacked the country
  3. The Cold War came to an end
  4. A new President was chosen
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Correct answer: B. Terrorists attacked the country

1. September 11, 2001 is remembered for one major event. 2. On that day terrorists attacked the United States. 3. The war against Japan belongs to World War II, decades earlier. 4. The Cold War, whose main concern was Communism, had already ended before 2001. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 86_

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Which of these is one of the two longest rivers in the United States?

  1. The Hudson River
  2. The Ohio River
  3. The Delaware River
  4. The Missouri River
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Correct answer: D. The Missouri River

1. The United States has two rivers that count as its longest. 2. They are the Missouri River and the Mississippi River. 3. The Missouri River is one of the two, so it is the answer. 4. The Hudson River runs past New York City, where the Statue of Liberty stands, but it is not one of the two longest. 5. The Ohio River is a real river as well and still does not make the pair. 6. The Delaware River shares its name with one of the 13 original states, which is a name trap rather than a clue. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 88_

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