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1800s — Expansion, Civil War & Lincoln

6 official civics questions from the 2025 version (128 questions) of the USCIS naturalization test — the 2025 test applies if USCIS received your Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025. Topic area: american history — b: 1800s. On test day the officer asks 20 questions from the full bank of 128 and you need 12 correct.

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

    Answer: Louisiana Territory

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

    Answer: War of 1812

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

    Answer: The Civil War

  4. The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

    Answer: (Battle of) Fort Sumter

  5. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

    Answer: Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

  6. What U.S. war ended slavery?

    Answer: The Civil War

1 more question in this topic depends on who currently holds office or on your state, so the answer changes. Those are kept current for you inside the app rather than printed here, where they would go stale.

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