ICSE Class VIII History & Civics Solutions

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Q1.

Fill in the blanks.

  1. The open fire on _____________ began the American Civil War.
  2. There had been no decisive victory in the Battle of _____________.
  3. With the taking of _____________, the North gained the upper hand in the war.
  4. The last General of the Confederate States, _____________ surrendered on June 23, 1865.
  5. Lincoln was assassinated while watching a drama at the _____________ theatre.
  6. The war gave the world the use of _____________.
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  1. Fort Sumter
  2. Antietam
  3. Atlanta
  4. Stand Watie
  5. Ford
  6. machine gun
Q2.

Write True or False against the following.

  1. The North was an agricultural centre and South a manufacturing centre.
  2. Fort Donelson was a federally held fort.
  3. The Siege of Vicksburg was fought at Mississippi.
  4. Robert Lee surrendered the army to Union General Ulysses of August 9, 1865.
  5. Abraham Lincoln officially ended Reconstruction in 1876.
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  1. False
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
  5. False
Q3.

Match the following.

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(a) November 19, 1863(i) Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
(b) 1854(ii) Missouri Compromise
(c) 1850(iii) Harpers Ferry
(d) April 9, 1865(iv) Gettysburg Speech
(e) John Brown(v) Slavery declared illegal
(f) 1863(vi) Fort Sumter
(g) P. T. Beauregard(vii) Kansas-Nebraska Act
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  1. (iv) Gettysburg Speech
  2. (vii) Kansas-Nebraska Act
  3. (ii) Missouri Compromise
  4. (i) Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
  5. (iii) Harpers Ferry
  6. (v) Slavery declared illegal
  7. (vi) Fort Sumter
Q4.

What is the civil war?

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Q5.

What event in 1850 raised hostility between the two states?

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The compromise of 1850 raised the hostility between the North and the South because the North refused to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act.

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