61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
2018 U.S. Naturalization Test questions from 61 to 80.
• because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
• because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
• because they didn’t have self-government
62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
• (Thomas) Jefferson
63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
• July 4, 1776
64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
• The Constitution was written.
• The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
66. When was the Constitution written?
• 1787
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
• (James) Madison
• (Alexander) Hamilton
• (John) Jay
• Publius
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
• U.S. diplomat
• oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
• first Postmaster General of the United States
• writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
• started the first free libraries
69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
• (George) Washington
70. Who was the first President? ***
• (George) Washington
B: 1800s
71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
• the Louisiana Territory
• Louisiana
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War
73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
• the Civil War
• the War between the States
74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
• slavery
• economic reasons
• states’ rights
75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? ***
• freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
• saved (or preserved) the Union
• led the United States during the Civil War
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
• freed the slaves
• freed slaves in the Confederacy
• freed slaves in the Confederate states
• freed slaves in most Southern states
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
• fought for women’s rights
• fought for civil rights
C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. ***
• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• (Persian) Gulf War
79. Who was President during World War I?
• (Woodrow) Wilson
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
• (Franklin) Roosevelt
