The 1800s

The 10 official questions on The 1800s — numbers 90–99 of the 128-question bank for the 2025 civics test — with every accepted answer. At the interview the officer asks up to 20 questions from the full bank; 12 correct passes, and the officer stops at 12 right or 9 wrong.

90. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

    • Louisiana Territory
    • Louisiana

91. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

    • War of 1812
    • Mexican-American War
    • Civil War
    • Spanish-American War

92. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

    • The Civil War

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

94. 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

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

96. What U.S. war ended slavery?

    • The Civil War

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

98. When did all men get the right to vote?

    • After the Civil War
    • During Reconstruction
    • (With the) 15th Amendment
    • 1870

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

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