Quiz: Colonial Period and Independence | ImmigrationTestPrep.com

Below, you'll find an interactive quiz for the American history: Colonial Period and Independence portion of the Civics Test for American Citizenship. The quiz consists of 13 multiple-choice questions.

Instructions

  • Read each question carefully
  • Review the multiple-choice answers
  • Select the answer you think is correct
  • Click/tap the Check This Answer button to reveal whether your answer was correct
  • Once you click/tap the Check This Answer button, the selections for that answer will be locked
  • Advance to the next question until all questions have been answered and checked
  • Q1 of 13

    What is one reason colonists came to America?

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  • Q2 of 13

    Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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  • Q3 of 13

    What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

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  • Q4 of 13

    Why did the colonists fight the British?

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  • Q5 of 13

    Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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  • Q6 of 13

    When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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  • Q7 of 13

    There were 13 original states. Name three.

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  • Q8 of 13

    What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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  • Q9 of 13

    When was the Constitution written?

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  • Q10 of 13

    The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

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  • Q11 of 13

    What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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  • Q12 of 13

    Who is the 'Father of Our Country'?

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  • Q13 of 13

    Who was the first President?

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