Citizenship Test, Questions 62-80

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

• The Constitution was abolished.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

• Oklahoma was declared a state.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

• (John) Jay

• (John) Wayne

• (John) Major

• (John) Candy

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• youngest member of Congress

• started free food drives

• writer of "Alice in Wonderland

• started the first free libraries

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

• France

• Louisiana

• Israel

• Virginia Commonwealth

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

• War of 1812

• War of the Worlds

• World War 2

• Russian-American War

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

• the Civil War

• The Canadian War

• The Great War

• The War of the Republic

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

• slavery

• freedom

• statehood

• Great Britain

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

• denied freedom to slaves

• saved (or preserved) the Union

• attacked England

• abolished statehood

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• freed the slaves

• gave women the right to vote

• freed Native Americans

• enslaved northern states

What did Susan B. Anthony do? (choose two)

• fought for women's rights

• fought for civil rights

• fought for Olympics

• fought for coinage