Qwissit Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Test (Civics)

Colonial period to the Civil War

12 of 62 questions in the app

Colonial period and independence

  1. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one. Easy
  2. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Easy
  3. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves? Easy
  4. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain? Easy
  5. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain. Easy
  6. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Easy
  7. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? Easy
  8. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one. Easy

Colonial period and independence

  1. What was the first permanent English settlement in North America? Medium
  2. On which ship did the Pilgrims come to Plymouth in 1620? Medium

Colonial period and independence

  1. In what order did these events on the road to independence take place? Hard
  2. What did the colonists mean by "taxation without representation"? Hard

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