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US Citizenship Civics Test American History — practice questions — page 3

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The U.S. war between the North and the South was the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which problem led to the Civil War?Read the answer and worked solution →Lincoln issued an order during the Civil War affecting the Confederate states. The Emancipation Proclamation:Read the answer and worked solution →Susan B. Anthony fought for:Read the answer and worked solution →A President asked Congress to declare war on Germany, taking the United States into World War I. He was:Read the answer and worked solution →On December 8, 1941 a President signed the declaration of war against Japan. That Depression-era and wartime President was:Read the answer and worked solution →In World War II the United States fought Germany, Italy and:Read the answer and worked solution →Before becoming President, Eisenhower was a general in which war?Read the answer and worked solution →Martin Luther King, Jr. worked for equality for all Americans and fought for:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is one of the two longest rivers in the United States?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the original statesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the American Indian tribesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the presidentsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the history wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Canada border or Mexico borderRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the erasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the yearRead the answer and worked solution →American history bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The U.S. war between the North and the South was the:

  1. Revolution
  2. Cold War
  3. Civil War
  4. War of 1812
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Correct answer: C. Civil War

1. Robert E. Lee led Confederate forces. 2. The Civil War split North and South. 3. Slavery was a major cause. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test, M-623 (public domain)._

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Which problem led to the Civil War?

  1. Tea taxes
  2. Gold rush
  3. Railroads
  4. Slavery
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Correct answer: D. Slavery

1. Economic reasons and states' rights were also causes. 2. Slavery was the central problem. 3. The Emancipation Proclamation later freed slaves. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test, M-623 (public domain)._

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Lincoln issued an order during the Civil War affecting the Confederate states. The Emancipation Proclamation:

  1. Freed the slaves
  2. Ended the war
  3. Created the flag
  4. Gave women the vote
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Correct answer: A. Freed the slaves

1. It applied to the Confederate states. 2. The Proclamation freed the slaves. 3. Lincoln issued it during the Civil War. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test, M-623 (public domain)._

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