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What was the U.S. war between the North and the South called?

The Civil War.

  1. The Revolutionary War
  2. The Civil War ✔
  3. The War of 1812

Why: The Civil War was fought between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states (the Confederacy). The other two wars were fought against Britain.

Huh, didn't know that: The Civil War began at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, in April 1861 and ended in 1865.

The dad joke
Why did the compass get good grades? It always knew which way was north.
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Sources

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf

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