2025 civics test · Question 93
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
1800s
Accepted USCIS answers
- (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.
In simple words
The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865. The listed battles, proclamation, and surrender are all events from that conflict.
Source: USCIS 2025 question list. Question list checked September 29, 2026.