Grade 8 · Social Studies
Causes, Abraham Lincoln, and 1861–1865. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.
Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.
Answer: 1861 to 1865
It began after Southern states seceded.
Answer: slavery and its expansion into new territories
Sectionalism and states’ rights debates were tied to slavery.
Answer: helped trigger Southern secession
Many Southern leaders feared limits on slavery.
Answer: declared freedom for enslaved people in rebel states
It also allowed Black men to join the Union army in new ways.
Answer: Washington, D.C.
The Confederacy’s capital became Richmond, Virginia.
Answer: a turning-point Union victory in Pennsylvania
Lincoln later gave the Gettysburg Address there.
Answer: Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865
It effectively ended major fighting.
Answer: abolished slavery in the United States
It was ratified in 1865.
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