Title: Gr00 A Growing Nation
Course: Civics Citizenship Class of 20##

Q: Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
- Zawi Chemi
- Celts
- Cherokee
- Slavs
A: Cherokee

Q: Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- Floridians
- Canadians
- no one
- American Indians
A: American Indians
Feedback: American Indians lived in America before the Europeans arrived. There were, and still are, many nations and tribes of American Indians. Each tribe has different religions, customs, and languages. Europeans arrived in America in the 1500s and later. Life changed for the American Indians who met the Europeans. Colonial settlers spread disease to American Indians. Settlers fought American Indians and took their land. American Indians reacted in different ways to the Europeans. Some American Indians helped them. Some tribes signed treaties that gave land to the Europeans. Other tribes fought against Europeans in wars over land. American Indians lived in America before the Europeans arrived.

Q: There were 13 original states. Name three.
- Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
- New York, Kentucky, and Georgia
- Washington, Oregon, and California
- Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida
A: Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
Feedback: [Image: map]The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The 13 original states were the first 13 British colonies. British colonists traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe. They came to the East Coast of the United States. They founded colonies there. Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina are three of the 13 original states.

Q: What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- Dutch
- English
- Canadians
- Africans
A: Africans
Feedback: Millions of Africans were taken to America and sold as slaves. For hundreds of years, slave owners treated slaves like property. Slaves had no rights. People in the United States did not agree about slavery. This led to the Civil War. In 1865, after the Civil War was over, slavery was illegal. Enslaved people became free citizens. [Image: image]

Q: What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- Alaska
- Haiti
- the Louisiana Territory
- Quebec
A: the Louisiana Territory
Feedback: The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. After the United States gained independence, many Americans believed that the country should expand. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory for $15 million. This land doubled the size of the United States. American Indians and European settlers lived on this land. After the United States bought the Louisiana Territory, many more settlers moved west. [Image: louisiana_purchase]

Q: Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- Mexican-American War
- World War II
- World War I
- Korean War
A: Mexican-American War