Citizenship Test

By, Kenzie
 A woman in the 19th Century helped fight
against slavery and encouraged women’s
right to vote. She wanted equality in
America. Who is this brave woman?
b. Amelia Earhart
c. Susan B. Anthony
d. Abraham Lincoln
 The answer: b. Susan B. Anthony!

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly

across the Atlantic Ocean. She was
attempting to be the first person to fly
around the world, but her plane disappeared
over the Pacific Ocean.

Abraham Lincoln did fight against slavery,

but didn’t encourage the women’s right to
vote, and is a man.
 A special date in history is Independence
Day. Independence Day is a memorial for
the adoption of The Declaration of
Independence. It is also a federal holiday.
Independence Day is on July 4th. What year
was Independence Day started?
b. 2000
c. 1767
d. 1776
 The answer : c. 1776!
2000 might confuse you because it an
even sounding date..

1767 might confuse you if you knew it was

in the 1700’s, because I switched the 7
and 6.
 The famous American song, “The Star
Spangled Banner” was written in 1814. It
was written by a man named Francis Scott
Key, after seeing the bombardment of
Fort McHenry, in Chesapeake Bay, in
1812. In the song, “The Star Spangled
Banner,” how many times is America said
in it?

c. once
d. three times
e. none
The answer : c. none!
 On September 11, 2001, four of our U.S. planes
were hijacked by terrorists. Two planes flew into
the Twin Towers in New York City, one flew into the
pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the fourth
plane was headed for Washington D.C., but
crashed enroot. Where did it crash?
A. Pennsylvania
B. The Empire State Building
C. Ohio
 The answer: a. Pennsylvania!

It crashed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania,

after good people on the plane retook
control.
 The Constitution was made in the
summer of 1787, in Philadelphia. The first
ten amendments are called The Bill of
Rights. One of the ten amendments is the
freedom of speech, press, or religion. What
amendment is it?
b. Amendment #1
c. Amendment #5
d. Amendment #10
 The answer: a. Amendment #1!

Amendment #5 is no person should be

held to answer for a capitol, or infamous
crime.

Amendment #10 is The powers are not

delegated to the United States by the
Constitution are reserved to the States
are reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people.
Sources

 http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/women/notable.htm
 http://www.wikipedia.org/
 http://pics4learning.com/
 http://free-stock-photos.com/mount-rushmore.html
 The American Journey, Appleby, Brinkley, McPherson, National
Geographic, 2005, taj.glencoe.com. Text book.
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