Civics Review - Unit 5 - Executive Branch

Which of the following is a reason why English colonists came to the English colonies in America?

• religious freedom, like the Puritans in Massachusetts
• to establish Catholic missions in California and Texas
• the warm climate was good for hanging out at the beach
• they were kicked out of England for being on their phones too much

Who lived in America before European colonists arrived?

• indentured servants
• African slaves
• Native Americans

What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

• indentured servants
• Africans
• Europeans explorers

What war did the American colonists fight to win independence from Britain?

• The Civil War
• The War of 1812
• The Spanish American War
• The American Revolution

Which of the following was an event that lead to the American Revolution?

• The Missouri Compromise
• The Boston Massacre
• The War of 1812
• The Louisiana Purchase

Who is mostly responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• George Washington
• Patrick Henry

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• December 25th, 1775
• April 4th, 1775
• July 4th, 1776
• September 17th, 1787

Which of the following was an event that happened during the American Revolution?

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Pearl Harbor
• Battle of Normandy

Which of the following was one of the original 13 colonies?

• New Hampshire
• California
• Florida
• Kentucky

What founding document was written in 1787?

• The Magna Carta
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Declaration of Independence
• The U.S. Constitution