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The 1800s: Louisiana, Civil War & Lincoln
7 official civics questions from the 2008 version (100 questions) of the USCIS naturalization test — the 2008 test applies if USCIS received your Form N-400 before October 20, 2025. Topic area: american history — b: 1800s. On test day the officer asks 10 questions from the full bank of 100 and you need 6 correct.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Answer: the Louisiana Territory
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Answer: War of 1812
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Answer: the Civil War
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Answer: slavery
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Answer: freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Answer: freed the slaves
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Answer: fought for women's rights
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- The Constitution & the Rule of Law
- The Declaration & Your First Freedoms
- Three Branches, Checks & Balances
- Congress: Senate & House
- The President: Elections, Powers & Cabinet
- The Courts & Federal vs State Powers
- The Questions That Change (your officials)
- Rights & Responsibilities of Citizens
- Civic Duties: Vote, Taxes, Selective Service
- Colonial America & Independence
- The Constitution's Birth & the Founders
- The 1800s: Louisiana, Civil War & Lincoln — you are here
- The 1900s: World Wars & the Cold War
- Civil Rights, 9/11 & American Peoples
- American Geography
- Flag, Anthem & Holidays