Question 90
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana
1800s
10 of the 128 official civics questions come from this part of American History. Every accepted answer is below, straight from the official USCIS list.
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Question 90
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Official answers
- Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana
Any one of these is accepted. You do not have to give all of them.
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Question 91
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Official answers
- War of 1812
- Mexican-American War
- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
Any one of these is accepted. You do not have to give all of them.
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Question 92
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Official answer
- The Civil War
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Question 93
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
Official answers
- (Battle of) Fort Sumter
- Emancipation Proclamation
- (Battle of) Vicksburg
- (Battle of) Gettysburg
- Sherman's March
- (Surrender at) Appomattox
- (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
- Lincoln was assassinated.
Any one of these is accepted. You do not have to give all of them.
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Question 94 65/20
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
Official answers
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
Any one of these is accepted. You do not have to give all of them.
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Question 95
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Official answers
- Freed the slaves
- Freed slaves in the Confederacy
- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
Any one of these is accepted. You do not have to give all of them.
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Question 96
What U.S. war ended slavery?
Official answer
- The Civil War
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Question 97
What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
Official answer
- 14th Amendment
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Question 98
When did all men get the right to vote?
Official answers
- After the Civil War
- During Reconstruction
- (With the) 15th Amendment
- 1870
Any one of these is accepted. You do not have to give all of them.
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Question 99
Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.
Official answers
- Susan B. Anthony
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Sojourner Truth
- Harriet Tubman
- Lucretia Mott
- Lucy Stone
Any one of these is accepted. You do not have to give all of them.
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On the real test you are asked 20 of the 128 questions and need 12 correct.
All 10 questions and answers
Question 91
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- War of 1812
- Mexican-American War
- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
Question 92
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
- The Civil War
Question 93
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
- (Battle of) Fort Sumter
- Emancipation Proclamation
- (Battle of) Vicksburg
- (Battle of) Gettysburg
- Sherman's March
- (Surrender at) Appomattox
- (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
- Lincoln was assassinated.
Question 94 65/20
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
Question 95
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- Freed the slaves
- Freed slaves in the Confederacy
- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
Question 96
What U.S. war ended slavery?
- The Civil War
Question 97
What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
- 14th Amendment
Question 98
When did all men get the right to vote?
- After the Civil War
- During Reconstruction
- (With the) 15th Amendment
- 1870
Question 99
Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.
- Susan B. Anthony
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Sojourner Truth
- Harriet Tubman
- Lucretia Mott
- Lucy Stone