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

Explanation

The war between the North and the South was the Civil War, also called the War between the States.

Why it matters

The Civil War decided whether the nation would stay united and whether slavery would continue.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 73 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.

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Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.

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More American History: the 1800s questions

Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.

• Question 71: What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?the Louisiana Territory · Louisiana
• Question 72: Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.War of 1812 · Mexican-American War · Civil War · Spanish-American War
• Question 74: Name one problem that led to the Civil War.slavery · economic reasons · states' rights
• Question 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
• Question 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