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2008 civics test · Question 71 of 100 · American History: 1800s
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Accepted answers
- the Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana
This question is from the 2008 test, which is only for people who filed Form N-400 before October 20, 2025. If you filed on or after that date, study the 2025 test instead: see the same question on the 2025 test.
About this question
- It is question 71 on the official USCIS list of 100 questions for the 2008 civics test, the test for people who filed Form N-400 before October 20, 2025. Which test do I take?
- The 2025 test asks the same question, as question 90 on the 2025 test. The accepted answers can be worded differently, so study the list for your own test.
- You only need to give one of the answers listed.
- It is not one of the 20 questions for 65/20 applicants.
- At the interview the officer asks up to 10 questions out loud and you need 6 correct answers to pass.
More questions on this topic
American History: 1800s
- 72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- 73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
- 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- 75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
- 76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- 77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
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