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Official question #96US Citizenship Test

What U.S. war ended slavery?

Correct answer

The Civil War

Also accepted: The Civil War · Civil War

Why

The Union victory in the Civil War (1861-1865) ended slavery, and the 13th Amendment abolished it nationwide in 1865.

Answer choices

  • AThe Revolutionary War
  • BThe War of 1812
  • CWorld War I
  • DThe Civil War