Civics Test for US Citizenship 61-80

80. who was President during the Great Depression and Wold War II?

(Franklin) Roosevelt

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

(James) Madison

62.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

(Thomas) Jefferson

79. Who was President during World War II?

(Woodrow) Wilson

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

- War of 1812

69.Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

-(George) Washington

70.Who was the first President?

-(George) Washington

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 staes

66.When was the Constitution written?

1787

77.What did Susan B. Anthony do?

Fought for women's right fought for civil rights

63.When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

64.There were 13 original states. Name Three

New York. North Carolina South Carolina

65.What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The Consitution was written The Founding Fathers wrote the Consitution.

71.What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803

The Louisiana Territory Louisiana

68.What is one the Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

U.S diplomat

78. Name one war fought by the United Sates in the 1900s.

Wold War I

61.Why did the colonists fight the British?

because of high taxes (taxation without reperesentation) because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) because they didn't have self-government

74.Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

economic reasons

75.What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

save (or preserved) the Union

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

the Civil War