The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

Answers from the USCIS list

Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.

• optional: (Battle of) Fort Sumter
• Emancipation Proclamation
• optional: (Battle of) Vicksburg
• optional: (Battle of) Gettysburg
• Sherman’s March
• optional: (Surrender at) Appomattox
• optional: (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
• Lincoln was assassinated.

Our explanation

Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation during the war. Important battles include Fort Sumter, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg. The surrender at Appomattox was in April 1865. A few days later, Lincoln was assassinated (killed for political reasons).

Remember it

Two Lincoln answers: the Emancipation Proclamation and “Lincoln was assassinated.”

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 60; M-1778 answer list (Fort Sumter, Antietam/Sharpsburg, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Appomattox). Quote (p. 60): “The North won the Civil War when the South surrendered in April 1865. A few days after the South surrendered to the North, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.”

• 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) (PDF, USCIS)

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