Quiz Me! - Era: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 10 This former lawyer lost a Senate race in 1858 but was elected President of the United States in 1860. Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Abraham LIncoln 2 / 10 Why was Philip Bazaar awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his brilliant military strategies during the 19th and 20th centuries for bravery during the Civil War for guarding the frontier against the Sioux and Apaches for bravery during the Spanish-American War 3 / 10 A graduate of West Point Military Academy, this soldier fought in the U.S. Mexican War and served as a General in the Confederate Army. He was admired by his soldiers for his years of service but for his bravery and valor. He died not on the battlefield but from wounds received at Chancellorsville and contracting pneumonia. Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Ulysses S. Grant 4 / 10 Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached? President Andrew Johnson President John Quincy Adams President Ulysses S. Grant President Andrew Jackson 5 / 10 Abraham Lincoln delivered this short but powerful address which invoked the spirit of the Declaration of Independence in 1863. That address was the - 1st Inaugural Address 2nd Inaugural Address Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Address 6 / 10 When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he… did so as a war measure as Commander in Chief believed he had constitutional authority to do so freed all slaves encouraged Britain to abolish slavery 7 / 10 What is the significance of this statement above from the surrender at Appomattox? General Lee told his soldiers to put down their weapons and go home in peace. General Lee was expressing his hope that his soldiers would not be punished. General Grant valued bringing the nation together more than punishing the South. General Grant was expressing his sorrow over the tremendous losses of the war. 8 / 10 What document declared slaves in rebelling states to be “forever free”? Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address The Constitution of the Confederate States of America The Emancipation Proclamation The Gettysburg Address 9 / 10 Which title best describes the list above? Causes of the Civil War Effects of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Causes of the Mexican-American War Effects of the Tariff of Abomination 10 / 10 What was a result of the Homestead Act? The population of the Great Plains grew ALL of the above Native Americans were pushed off their lands NONE of the above The United States expanded Your score is Restart quiz
