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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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