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North Dakota Civics Exam: U.S. History
North Dakota Civics Exam: U.S. History
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1
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general in what war?
Vietnam War
Civil War
World War II
Spanish-American War
2
Which of the following was NOT a war fought by the U.S. in the 1900's?
Spanish-American War
Gulf War
World War II
World War I
3
What territory did the U.S. purchase from France in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
California Land Grab
Texas and New Mexico
Gadsden Purchase
4
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Spanish
Native Americans
Chinese
Eskimos
5
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
People from Canada
people from South America
People from Africa
People from Asia
6
Ben Franklin is famous for all of the following EXCEPT...
oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
started the 1st free libraries
Invented the radio
1st postmaster general of the U.S.
7
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
occupy Wall Street movement
civil rights movement
green movement
suffragette movement
8
Name 1 war fought by the U.S. in the 1800's
World War I
Korean War
American Revolution
Spanish American War
9
Who did the U.S. fight in World War II?
Great Britain and France
Japan and Germany
China and India
Canada and Mexico
10
Who was the first President?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
George Washington
11
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the U.S.?
civil rights
communism
exploration of space
trade relations with Europe
12
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
George W. Bush was elected president
terrorists attacked the U.S.
first battle of the Gulf War
18 year olds got the right to vote
13
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South
North-South War
War of 1812
Cold War
Civil War
14
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
created the 1st public schools in the U.S.
worked in American prisons for criminal reform
worked on reservations to help Native Americans
fought for women's rights
15
What is 1 reason colonists came to America?
To practice their religion and other freedoms
to please their king or queen
to form a new government in the U.S.
to join the military
16
Which of the following was one of the original 13 colonies?
Florida
Georgia
Oklahoma
Texas
17
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Britain had declared war on the colonists
colonists were being persecuted and jailed by the King
British government demanded high taxes
the President of the U.S. forced them to
18
Who is the "Father of our Country"?
George Washington
Paul Revere
John Adams
Ben Franklin
19
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
20
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
21
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves in most Southern states of the Confederacy
created reservations for Native Americans
ended the Civil War
created the Transcontinental Railroad
22
What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?
Created the U.S. Navy
created a peaceful boundary with Canada
led the U.S. during the Civil War
negotiated a treaty to end the Spanish-American war
23
What did Martin Luther King do?
fought for civil rights
fought for women's suffrage
ran for President of the U.S.
the 1st African American ambassador to the United Nations
24
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
trouble with the Native American frontier
slavery
trouble with the Mexican-American border
relations with European countries
25
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
