U.S. Citizenship Civics Test The 1800s Summary

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation.
Other answers USCIS accepts: Saved (or preserved) the Union, Led the United States during the Civil War, 16th president of the United States, Delivered the Gettysburg Address.

Wrong choices

• First president of the United States: That was George Washington.
• Wrote the Declaration of Independence: That was Thomas Jefferson.
• Bought Louisiana from France: That was during Thomas Jefferson's presidency.

The war between the North and the South was the Civil War.

Wrong choices

• The Revolutionary War: That war was against Britain.
• The War of 1812: That war was against Britain.
• The Mexican-American War: That war was against Mexico.

The Civil War ended slavery.

Wrong choices

• The Revolutionary War: Slavery continued after the Revolutionary War.
• World War I: Slavery had ended long before World War I.
• The War of 1812: Slavery continued after the War of 1812.

In 1803 the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. It doubled the size of the country.
Other answer USCIS accepts: Louisiana.

Wrong choices

• Alaska: Alaska was bought from Russia in 1867.
• Florida: Florida was gained from Spain.
• Texas: Texas was an independent country before it joined the U.S. in 1845.

The Civil War was fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Other answers USCIS accepts: War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Spanish-American War.

Wrong choices

• World War I: World War I was in the 1900s.
• Korean War: The Korean War was in the 1900s.
• Revolutionary War: The Revolutionary War was in the 1700s.

The Battle of Gettysburg was an important event of the Civil War.
Other answers USCIS accepts: (Battle of) Fort Sumter, Emancipation Proclamation, (Battle of) Vicksburg, Sherman's March, (Surrender at) Appomattox, (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg, Lincoln was assassinated.

Wrong choices

• Battle of Yorktown: This was in the Revolutionary War.
• Battle of Bunker Hill: This was in the Revolutionary War.
• Attack on Pearl Harbor: This was in World War II.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate states.
Other answers USCIS accepts: Freed the slaves, Freed slaves in the Confederacy, Freed slaves in most Southern states.

Wrong choices

• Gave women the right to vote: The 19th Amendment did that in 1920.
• Ended the Revolutionary War: That war ended long before, in the 1780s.
• Made Washington, D.C. the capital: The Emancipation Proclamation was about slavery.

All men got the right to vote after the Civil War. The 15th Amendment gave male citizens of any race the right to vote.
Other answers USCIS accepts: During Reconstruction, (With the) 15th Amendment, 1870.

Wrong choices

• After World War I: That is when all women got the right to vote.
• In 1776: 1776 is when the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
• After World War II: Men of all races got the right to vote much earlier.

The 14th Amendment says people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens.

Wrong choices

• 1st Amendment: The 1st Amendment protects freedoms like speech and religion.
• 19th Amendment: The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
• 10th Amendment: The 10th Amendment is about powers of the states.

Susan B. Anthony was a leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.
Other answers USCIS accepts: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone.

Wrong choices

• Martha Washington: She was George Washington's wife, not a women's rights leader.
• Betsy Ross: Betsy Ross is known for a story about sewing an early flag.
• Eleanor Roosevelt: She was active in the 1900s, not the 1800s.