Quiz Me! - Documents: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about documents in the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 10 Identify the source of the following quote: “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds...to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Sam Houston’s Letter to Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson’s First Inaugural Address 2 / 10 What was a result of the Homestead Act? The United States expanded The population of the Great Plains grew ALL of the above Native Americans were pushed off their lands NONE of the above 3 / 10 When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he… did so as a war measure as Commander in Chief freed all slaves encouraged Britain to abolish slavery believed he had constitutional authority to do so 4 / 10 What allowed individuals to claim 160 acres of non-occupied land by paying a nominal fee and living on the land for 5 years? Omaha Platform Homestead Act Kansas-Nebraska Act Missouri Compromise 5 / 10 What was Lincoln’s goal at the time of his Second Inaugural Address? To answer his critics To free the slaves To humiliate the south To unify the country 6 / 10 In which speech did Abraham Lincoln conclude, “Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.” Gettysburg Address Cooper Union Address Second Inaugural Address First Inaugural Address 7 / 10 Which of the following are TRUE regarding the Gettysburg Address? It was made after Union forces lost at the Battle of Gettysburg ALL of the above It was written by Jefferson Davis It transformed the meaning of the Civil War to include states’ rights NONE of the above 8 / 10 The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was largely based on what document? The Magna Carta The U.S. Constitution The English Bill of Rights The South Carolina Exposition and Protest 9 / 10 In what speech did Abraham Lincoln state, “...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”? The Gettysburg Address His Second Inaugural Address His First Inaugural Address The Emancipation Proclamation 10 / 10 What was one key difference between the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the Confederate States of America? The Confederate Constitution did not establish an executive branch The U.S. Constitution stated slavery would end by 1875 The U.S. Constitution did not include any clauses that dealt with slavery Four clauses of the Confederate Constitution protected the institution of slavery Your score is Restart quiz
