Quiz Me! - Events: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about events in the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 10 Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached? President John Quincy Adams President Andrew Johnson President Ulysses S. Grant President Andrew Jackson 2 / 10 Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached? 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. Congress and President Johnson differed in their views over how to treat the South. 3 / 10 Which explains how Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860? Abraham Lincoln had won over a majority of the people’s votes by his eloquent campaign speeches. 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 outlined a logical plan to gradually end slavery in the United States. 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 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 All Confederate states ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments 5 / 10 Which Civil War battle is described above? Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Bull Run Manassas Battle of Antietam Battle of Vicksburg 6 / 10 Which of the following correctly identifies the beginning and ending events of the Civil War? The inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as president and Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theater 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 firing of the Confederate forces on Fort Sumter and the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox 7 / 10 After which battle did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Bull Run/Manassas The Battle of Vicksburg The Battle of Gettysburg 8 / 10 Why is the outcome of the presidential election of 1876 controversial? Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes was defeated when a congressional committee gave 20 disputed electoral votes to the Democratic candidate, Samuel Tilden. 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. 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 What was the significance of the Election of 1860? 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. Lincoln was elected for a second term and none of the Southern states participated. 10 / 10 What was significant about General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox? Lincoln and General Grant believed it was necessary to treat the South harshly. Only General Grant was there because Lincoln had been assassinated. 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. Your score is Restart quiz
