Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Explanation

American Indians, also called Native Americans, lived in America before Europeans arrived.

Why it matters

Recognizing the first inhabitants is part of an honest telling of the country's history.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 59 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.

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Answers that get mixed up with this one

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More Colonial Period and Independence questions

Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.

• Question 58: What is one reason colonists came to America?freedom · political liberty · religious freedom · economic opportunity · practice their religion · escape persecution
• Question 60: What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?Africans · people from Africa
• Question 61: Why did the colonists fight the British?because of high taxes (taxation without representation) · because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) · because they didn't have self-government
• Question 62: Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?(Thomas) Jefferson
• Question 63: When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?July 4, 1776