All 128 questions · American History / B: 1800s
2025 Civics Test · Question 93 of 128
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
En español: La Guerra Civil tuvo muchos eventos importantes. Mencione uno. — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- (Battle of) Fort Sumter
- Emancipation Proclamation
- (Battle of) Vicksburg
- (Battle of) Gettysburg
- Sherman's March
- (Surrender at) Appomattox
- (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
- Lincoln was assassinated.
Why this is the answerGettysburg is the one most people know — three days in 1863 that turned the war. Any single event on the list is a complete answer.
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