US Citizenship Test Practice (Civics) 2026: Test d’entraînement 5

1. Question 1 sur 20

   Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

   • ALed the Union Army in the Civil War
   • BFirst president of the United States
   • CFirst Postmaster General of the United States
   • DWrote the national anthem
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: C. First Postmaster General of the United States

   Franklin was the first Postmaster General, an inventor, a U.S. diplomat, helped write the Declaration and founded the first free public libraries. (Official question 85.)

2. Question 2 sur 20

   George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

   • AFirst president of the United States
   • BWrote the Declaration of Independence
   • CFreed the slaves
   • DBought the Louisiana Territory
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: A. First president of the United States

   Washington was the first president, the general of the Continental Army, president of the Constitutional Convention and is called the "Father of Our Country." (Official question 86.)

3. Question 3 sur 20

   Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.

   • AGeneral of the Continental Army
   • BThird president of the United States
   • CFirst president of the United States
   • DFreed the slaves
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   Réponse: B. Third president of the United States

   Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, was the third president, made the Louisiana Purchase and was the first Secretary of State. (Official question 87.)

4. Question 4 sur 20

   James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

   • AWrote the Declaration of Independence
   • BFirst Secretary of the Treasury
   • C"Father of Our Country"
   • D"Father of the Constitution"
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   Réponse: D. "Father of the Constitution"

   Madison is called the "Father of the Constitution." He was the fourth president, led the country in the War of 1812 and helped write the Federalist Papers. (Official question 88.)

5. Question 5 sur 20

   Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

   • AFirst Postmaster General
   • BThird president of the United States
   • CFirst Secretary of the Treasury
   • DPresident during the War of 1812
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: C. First Secretary of the Treasury

   Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury, helped write the Federalist Papers and helped set up the First Bank of the United States. (Official question 89.)

6. Question 6 sur 20

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

   • ALouisiana Territory
   • BAlaska
   • CFlorida
   • DTexas
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: A. Louisiana Territory

   In 1803 the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. It doubled the size of the country. (Official question 90.)

7. Question 7 sur 20

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

   • AVietnam War
   • BKorean War
   • CWorld War I
   • DCivil War
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: D. Civil War

   Wars in the 1800s were the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. (Official question 91.)

8. Question 8 sur 20

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

   • AThe Civil War
   • BThe Revolutionary War
   • CThe Spanish-American War
   • DThe War of 1812
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: A. The Civil War

   The Civil War (1861 to 1865) was fought between the Northern and Southern states. (Official question 92.)

9. Question 9 sur 20

   The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

   • A(Battle of) Gettysburg
   • B(Battle of) Yorktown
   • CBoston Tea Party
   • DAttack on Pearl Harbor
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: A. (Battle of) Gettysburg

   Civil War events include Fort Sumter, the Emancipation Proclamation, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Antietam, Sherman's March and the surrender at Appomattox. (Official question 93.)

10. Question 10 sur 20

    Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

    • ABought Alaska from Russia
    • BWrote the Declaration of Independence
    • CLed the United States during the Civil War
    • DFirst president of the United States
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    Réponse: C. Led the United States during the Civil War

    Lincoln led the country during the Civil War, saved the Union, freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation, gave the Gettysburg Address and was the 16th president. (Official question 94.)

11. Question 11 sur 20

    What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

    • AGave women the right to vote
    • BFreed slaves in the Confederate states
    • CCreated the first national bank
    • DEnded the War of 1812
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Freed slaves in the Confederate states

    President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the Confederate states. (Official question 95.)

12. Question 12 sur 20

    What U.S. war ended slavery?

    • AThe Civil War
    • BWorld War I
    • CThe Revolutionary War
    • DThe Mexican-American War
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. The Civil War

    The Civil War ended slavery in the United States. (Official question 96.)

13. Question 13 sur 20

    What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?

    • A19th Amendment
    • B1st Amendment
    • C22nd Amendment
    • D14th Amendment
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment, passed after the Civil War, defines who is a U.S. citizen. (Official question 97.)

14. Question 14 sur 20

    When did all men get the right to vote?

    • AIn 1920, with the 19th Amendment
    • BIn 1776, with the Declaration of Independence
    • CAfter the Civil War, with the 15th Amendment
    • DIn 1971, with the 26th Amendment
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. After the Civil War, with the 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment (1870), passed during Reconstruction, said a man could not be kept from voting because of his race. (Official question 98.)

15. Question 15 sur 20

    Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.

    • AMartin Luther King, Jr.
    • BEleanor Roosevelt
    • CRosa Parks
    • DSusan B. Anthony
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Susan B. Anthony

    Leaders in the 1800s include Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Lucretia Mott and Lucy Stone. (Official question 99.)

16. Question 16 sur 20

    Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

    • AMexican-American War
    • BWorld War II
    • CWar of 1812
    • DCivil War
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. World War II

    Wars in the 1900s include World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War. (Official question 100.)

17. Question 17 sur 20

    Why did the United States enter World War I?

    • ATo force Iraq out of Kuwait
    • BBecause Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
    • CTo stop the spread of communism
    • DBecause Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships

    The United States joined World War I because Germany attacked U.S. ships, and to support the Allied Powers. (Official question 101.)

18. Question 18 sur 20

    When did all women get the right to vote?

    • A1865, after the Civil War
    • B1870, with the 15th Amendment
    • C1776, with the Declaration of Independence
    • D1920, with the 19th Amendment
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. 1920, with the 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920, after World War I. (Official question 102.)

19. Question 19 sur 20

    What was the Great Depression?

    • AA war with Mexico
    • BA war between the North and the South
    • CA time of very fast economic growth
    • DLongest economic recession in modern history
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Longest economic recession in modern history

    The Great Depression was the longest economic recession in modern history. Many people lost jobs, homes and savings. (Official question 103.)

20. Question 20 sur 20

    When did the Great Depression start?

    • AAt the end of the Civil War in 1865
    • BAfter World War II ended in 1945
    • CStock market crash of 1929
    • DAfter the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Stock market crash of 1929

    The Great Depression began with the stock market crash, called the Great Crash, in 1929. (Official question 104.)

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