Quiz Me! - Events: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about events in the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 10 Which event is missing in the timeline above? Congress impeached President Andrew Johnson John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln States adopted Reconstruction Amendments General Grant elected President 2 / 10 Which statement below shows the correct sequence of events following the Election of 1860? Before Lincoln could be inaugurated, shots were fired on the federal fort of Fort Sumter, and war broke out. Lincoln won the election and eleven Southern states immediately seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. Seven states seceded from the Union and President-Elect Lincoln ordered the army to the South to prevent any more secessions. Lincoln won the election and seven Southern states seceded before he was inaugurated. 3 / 10 Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached? Congress and President Johnson differed in their views over how to treat the South. The President did not ask Congress before replacing the Supreme Court Justice. President Johnson secretly had supported the Confederacy during the war. President Johnson relieved General Grant as the Commander of the Union Army. 4 / 10 Besides dividing the South into five military districts and requiring each Confederate state to write a new constitution, what else did the Radical Reconstruction Plan require? All Confederate states ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments All Confederate states allow former enslaved people to serve in government offices All soldiers who served in the Confederate army pay a heavy fine All Southerners pay their former enslaved people back wages 5 / 10 What was significant about General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox? General Grant refused to let Confederate soldiers keep their guns and horses. Both Lincoln and General Grant did not want to punish the South for the war. Only General Grant was there because Lincoln had been assassinated. Lincoln and General Grant believed it was necessary to treat the South harshly. 6 / 10 What was the significance of the shots fired at Fort Sumter? President Lincoln realized he did not have a commander to match General Lee. Union forces were forced to surrender in the first battle of the Civil War. The Confederate victory showed the war was going to be easy for the South to win. Union forces were forced to retreat to protect Washington D.C. 7 / 10 Which Civil War battle is described above? Battle of Antietam Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Bull Run/Manassas Battle of Gettysburg 8 / 10 Which explains how Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860? Abraham Lincoln outlined a logical plan to gradually end slavery in the United States. The Democrats split their votes between two candidates-one from the North and another from the South. Abraham Lincoln had won over a majority of the people’s votes by his eloquent campaign speeches. Americans were ready to end take the steps necessary to end slavery in the United States. 9 / 10 What happened as a result of Abraham Lincon’s assassination? Andrew Johnson became president and pledged to continue Lincoln’s plans for Reconstruction. The South decided to continue to fight for their independence. Citizens in the northern states blamed the Confederate states for the assassination and pledged to punish them. Reconstruction was in the hands of the Radical Republicans and Lincoln’s successor Andrew Johnson. 10 / 10 Which of the following correctly identifies the beginning and ending events of the Civil War? 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 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 Your score is Restart quiz
