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ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics - The American Civil War

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics – The American Civil War I.Fill in the blanks:   1. The Civil War in the USA lasted for four years.   2. President Lincoln was assassinated in the year 1865.   3. The Northern states were mainly industrialised but in the South agriculture was the most important occupation.   4. The Southern farmers grew cotton and tobacco.   5. The Southern farmers needed slaves to work in their fields.   6. The anti-slavery people were called Abolitionists.   7. An Underground railroad was created to help the slaves to escape to Canada.   8. The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of America made the Southern states to separate from the Union.   9. In January 1863 President Lincoln abolished slavery.  10. The (Confederacy General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union; General U.S. Grant. II.Match the contents of Column A and Column B:          ...

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics - The Growth of Nationalism

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics – The Growth of Nationalism TIME TO LEARN I. Fill in the blanks:   1. The Congress of Vienna was hosted by The Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich.   2. The American Revolution began in 1776.   3. The first clear expression of nationalism came up with the French Revolution.   4. The French Revolution began in 1789.   5. England had Thirteen colonies in North America.   6. American thinker Thomas Jefferson , asked the people to rebel against the tyrannical rule of England.   7. A new country called The United States of America was bom after the American Revolution. II.Match the contents of Column A and Column B:                                               Column A                             ...

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics - A Period of Transition

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics – A Period of Transition I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:   1. The Renaissance thinkers believed in life in this World.   2. The term Reformation refers to two major developments, the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Reformation.   3. Vasco-da-Gama reached Calicut on the West Coast of India.   4. The Industrial Revolution began in England in about 1750 .   5. In 1793, Eli Whitney invented a Cotton gin . II. MATCH THE CONTENTS OF COLUMN A AND COLUMN B: Answer:   III. STATE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE: 1. The Renaissance and the Reformation along with new voyages ushered in the Modern Age. True. 2. The Industrial Revolution began in Germany.   False. 3. Me Adam devised railway tracks. False. 4. The Rise of capitalism and imperialism can be attributed to the industrial Revolution. True. 5. The East India Company gradually became...