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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Answer. Any of these is accepted.
Native Americans
  • Also accepted
  • American Indians

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2025 civics test. Last reviewed September 5, 2026.

This is question 74 of 128 on the 2025 USCIS civics test, in the section Colonial period and independence. It is one of the 20 questions on the 65/20 version.

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