Quiz Me! - Events: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about events in the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 10 How did the Freedmen’s Bureau support freedmen? It provided economic support with 40 acres of land and a mule It proposed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. It prevented Southern states from being readmitted into the Union It was created to help formerly enslaved persons with jobs and education 2 / 10 What was significant about General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox? 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. General Grant refused to let Confederate soldiers keep their guns and horses. Lincoln and General Grant believed it was necessary to treat the South harshly. 3 / 10 What is the significance of this statement above from the surrender at Appomattox? General Grant valued bringing the nation together more than punishing the South. 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 was expressing his sorrow over the tremendous losses of the war. 4 / 10 What was the significance of the Election of 1860? Lincoln was elected for a second term and none of the Southern states participated. Lincoln won the election with only 40% of the vote and South Carolina seceded. Lincoln’s position on the Kansas-Nebraska Act made him very unpopular in the Northern states. Many people refused to vote for Lincoln because of his views during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. 5 / 10 Which Civil War battle is described above? Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Antietam Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Bull Run Manassas 6 / 10 What happened as a result of Abraham Lincon’s assassination? Citizens in the northern states blamed the Confederate states for the assassination and pledged to punish them. Andrew Johnson became president and pledged to continue Lincoln’s plans for Reconstruction. Reconstruction was in the hands of the Radical Republicans and Lincoln’s successor Andrew Johnson. The South decided to continue to fight for their independence. 7 / 10 Which Civil War battle is described above? Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Antietam Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Bull Run/Manassas 8 / 10 Why is the outcome of the presidential election of 1876 controversial? 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. Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes was defeated when a congressional committee gave 20 disputed electoral votes to the Democratic candidate, Samuel Tilden. Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden was an official in the government of the Confederate States of America. 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. 9 / 10 Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached? President Andrew Johnson President Ulysses S. Grant President Andrew Jackson President John Quincy Adams 10 / 10 After which battle did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? The Battle of Bull Run/Manassas The Battle of Vicksburg The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Gettysburg Your score is Restart quiz
