Do You Know Census History Quiz?
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Questions and Answers
- 1.What governing document requires the United States to take a census of 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.Data from the U.S. census are used for apportioning the U.S. House of Representatives. The nation's founding fathers also considered the census for what other activity?
- 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
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