Quiz Me! - Era: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 10 A graduate of West Point Military Academy, this soldier fought in the U.S. Mexican War and served as General of the Union army during the Civil War. He later became the 18th President of the United States. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee 2 / 10 Angelina Grimke published an anti-slavery letter called - Uncle Tom’s Cabin The North Star An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South Declaration of Sentiments 3 / 10 Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached? President Johnson secretly had supported the Confederacy during the war. Congress and President Johnson differed in their views over how to treat the South. President Johnson relieved General Grant as the Commander of the Union Army. The President did not ask Congress before replacing the Supreme Court Justice. 4 / 10 A member of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, this African American was the first to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Philip Bazaar Colonel Robert Gould Shaw William Carney Hiram Rhodes Revels 5 / 10 A supporter of President Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan, this civil war general spoke out against equal rights for former slaves. Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee William Tecumseh Sherman 6 / 10 Which statement below shows the correct sequence of events following the Election of 1860? Lincoln won the election and eleven Southern states immediately seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. Lincoln won the election and seven Southern states seceded before he was inaugurated. Seven states seceded from the Union and President-Elect Lincoln ordered the army to the South to prevent any more secessions. Before Lincoln could be inaugurated, shots were fired on the federal fort of Fort Sumter, and war broke out. 7 / 10 This Civil War General later became President of the United States in 1868 but his presidency was plagued by corruption. James Buchanan Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Jackson 8 / 10 Why is the outcome of the presidential election of 1876 controversial? It is believed that Republican Rutherford B. Hayes won the disputed electoral votes in return for a promise to withdraw all federal troops from the South. Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes was defeated when a congressional committee gave 20 disputed electoral votes to the Democratic candidate, Samuel Tilden. The Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but lost the 20 disputed electoral votes because he wouldn’t agree to remove federal troops from the South. Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden was an official in the government of the Confederate States of America. 9 / 10 Which explains how Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860? The Democrats split their votes between two candidates-one from the North and another from the South. Americans were ready to end take the steps necessary to end slavery in the United States. Abraham Lincoln had won over a majority of the people’s votes by his eloquent campaign speeches. Abraham Lincoln outlined a logical plan to gradually end slavery in the United States. 10 / 10 Which of the following correctly identifies the beginning and ending events of the Civil War? The firing of the Confederate forces on Fort Sumter and the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry and the surrender of General Lee at Richmond, Virginia The election of Abraham Lincoln as president and the capture of the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis The inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as president and Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theater Your score is Restart quiz
