Quiz Me! - Events: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about events in the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 10 Which Civil War battle is described above? Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Bull Run/Manassas Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Antietam 2 / 10 What is the significance of this statement above from the surrender at Appomattox? General Lee was expressing his hope that his soldiers would not be punished. General Grant was expressing his sorrow over the tremendous losses of the war. General Lee told his soldiers to put down their weapons and go home in peace. General Grant valued bringing the nation together more than punishing the South. 3 / 10 Which Civil War battle is described above? Battle of Antietam Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Bull Run Manassas Battle of Vicksburg 4 / 10 Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached? President Andrew Johnson President Andrew Jackson President Ulysses S. Grant President John Quincy Adams 5 / 10 How did the Freedmen’s Bureau support freedmen? It provided economic support with 40 acres of land and a mule It prevented Southern states from being readmitted into the Union It was created to help formerly enslaved persons with jobs and education It proposed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. 6 / 10 After which battle did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? The Battle of Bull Run/Manassas The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Vicksburg 7 / 10 Which was the first battle of the Civil War? Fort Sumter Battle of Gettysburg Vicksburg Battle of Antietam 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. Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden was an official in the government of the Confederate States of America. 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. 9 / 10 Which title best describes the list above? Causes of the Mexican-American War Causes of the Civil War Effects of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Effects of the Tariff of Abomination 10 / 10 What was significant about General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox? Only General Grant was there because Lincoln had been assassinated. Lincoln and General Grant believed it was necessary to treat the South harshly. Both Lincoln and General Grant did not want to punish the South for the war. General Grant refused to let Confederate soldiers keep their guns and horses. Your score is Restart quiz