From the 2008 civics test (100 questions). Read each question, the official answers and why. Press Listen to hear the question and the answer.
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Why? Madison, Hamilton and Jay wrote the essays together under one name: Publius.
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Why? Franklin was also a diplomat, the first Postmaster General and the writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac.”
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Why? Washington led the army in the Revolution and became the first President.
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Why? Washington became President in 1789. John Adams was second and Jefferson was third.
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Why? The Louisiana Purchase made the country about twice as big.
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Why? The Civil War was 1861 to 1865. Other wars of the 1800s: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the Spanish-American War.
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Why? The Civil War was 1861 to 1865. It is also called the War between the States.
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Why? The North and the South did not agree about slavery, money and the power of states.
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Why? Lincoln led the country in the Civil War, saved the Union and signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Why? Lincoln signed it in 1863. It freed slaves in the Confederate states.
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Why? She worked for many years for women’s right to vote.
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