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From Compromise to Civil War is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the sequence of events from compromise to civil war, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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From Compromise to Civil War

D2.His.1.3-5

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Number the events from first to last.

1.Number these events from 1850 to 1863 in order.
  • The Dred Scott decision, 1857
  • The Fugitive Slave Act, 1850
  • The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
  • South Carolina secedes, December 1860
2.Number these events of the war years in order.
  • The Union wins at Gettysburg, July 1863
  • Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, January 1863
  • Lee surrenders at Appomattox, April 1865
  • Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, April 1861

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Answer key — From Compromise to Civil War

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 2, 1, 4, 3
  2. 2.Correct order: 4, 2, 1, 3

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.