2008 test · Question 59 of 100
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Official USCIS answers
- American Indians
- Native Americans
Why this is the answer
Before Europeans came to America, the land was already home to many indigenous peoples. Today we call them American Indians or Native Americans. They had their own cultures and nations long before the colonists arrived.
💡 Memory tip: Think: the first people on the land = Native Americans.
This is the 2008 test, for N-400s filed before October 20, 2025. Filed on or after that date? Use the 2025 test.
More from Colonial Period and Independence
- 58. What is one reason colonists came to America?
- 60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- 61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
- 62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- 64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
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Source: USCIS, Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (rev. 01/19).