Question 93: The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
Official answers (any one counts)
USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.
- (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.
Grandpa explains
Gettysburg (1863) was the biggest battle of the war, kiddo. Lincoln gave his famous speech there.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Battle of Yorktown
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- Boston Tea Party
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Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.