U.S. Citizenship Test Practice: Famous Americans in History
- Famous Americans in History
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
These questions ask what well-known Americans did and why they are remembered. Tip: link each person to one event or achievement, because that is how the interview usually asks about people.
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Question 1
This woman escaped slavery and then went back many times to lead other enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Who was she?
Correct answer: A
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in Maryland and guided many others to freedom. Susan B. Anthony is known for fighting for women's right to vote.
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Question 2
Frederick Douglass is an important figure in American history. What is he best known for?
Correct answer: C
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and became a famous speaker, writer and abolitionist. His books and speeches helped turn many Americans against slavery.
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Question 3
Who was the first Vice President of the United States and later became the second President?
Correct answer: D
John Adams served as Vice President under George Washington and then became the second President. Thomas Jefferson was the second Vice President and the third President.
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Question 4
Clara Barton was a nurse during the Civil War. Which organization did she later found?
Correct answer: B
Clara Barton cared for wounded soldiers in the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross in 1881. The organization still helps people after disasters today.
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Question 5
A young Shoshone woman helped guide and translate for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Who was she?
Correct answer: C
Sacagawea traveled with Lewis and Clark and helped them communicate with American Indian nations in the West. Pocahontas lived about 200 years earlier, in colonial Virginia.
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Question 6
In the early 1900s, this President protected large areas of land as national parks, forests and wildlife refuges. Who was he?
Correct answer: A
Theodore Roosevelt is famous for conservation, protecting millions of acres of public land. Franklin D. Roosevelt, his distant cousin, led the country in the Great Depression and World War II.
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Question 7
Who was President when the United States entered World War I in 1917?
Correct answer: D
Woodrow Wilson was President during World War I. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the country during World War II.
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Question 8
In 1969, an American astronaut became the first person to walk on the Moon. Who was he?
Correct answer: B
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon first during the Apollo 11 mission. Buzz Aldrin followed him a few minutes later.
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Question 9
This labor leader organized farmworkers in California in the 1960s to win better pay and safer working conditions. Who was he?
Correct answer: C
Cesar Chavez co-founded the union that became the United Farm Workers and led peaceful strikes and boycotts. Ford, Edison and Carnegie are known as business leaders and inventors.
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Question 10
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in April 1945. Which Vice President then became President and led the country at the end of World War II?
Correct answer: B
Harry S. Truman became President when Roosevelt died and was in office when the war ended later in 1945. Eisenhower was a general in the war and became President in 1953.
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