Quiz: Do You Know US Census History?
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- 1.What governing document requires the United States to take a census of the population?
- A.
Magna Carta
- B.
Bill of Rights
- C.
Emancipation Proclamation
- D.
Constitution
- E.
Mayflower Compact
- 2.The first U.S. census was conducted on the first Monday of August, in what year?
- A.
1776
- B.
1790
- C.
1848
- D.
1902
- E.
1945
- 3.From the 1790 through 1870 censuses, who was responsible for visiting each household to collect census data?
- A.
Federal Judges
- B.
Customs Clerks
- C.
U.S. Marshals
- D.
Congressional Staff
- E.
Soldiers
- 4.
- A.
Collecting taxes from states to repay war debt
- B.
Planning political campaign events
- C.
Locating military installations
- D.
Identifying cities to connect with canals
- E.
Map routes for roads
- 5.The First U.S Census was conducted on?
- A.
1820
- B.
1777
- C.
1920
- D.
1790
- 6.The number of states counted in the first census was:
- A.
5
- B.
13
- C.
11
- D.
18
- 7.The census was mailed to all homes in which year?
- A.
1928
- B.
1960
- C.
1920
- D.
1930
- 8.In which year the U.S population surpassed 100 million?
- A.
1860
- B.
1920
- C.
1940
- D.
1930
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