Question 74: Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Official answers (any one counts)
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- American Indians
- Native Americans
Grandpa explains
Many Native nations lived here, each with its own language and ways, long before European ships came.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Spanish explorers
- French fur traders
- British soldiers
On the 2008 test this is question 59
If you filed your N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the 2008 version. Which one is mine?
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- American Indians
- Native Americans
Video lesson on this topic: Colonies and Independence
More questions on this topic
- 75What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
- 76What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
- 77Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
- 78Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? ★
- 79When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- 80The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
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Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.