Quiz Me! - Events: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about events in the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 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. 2 / 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. 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. The Democrats split their votes between two candidates-one from the North and another from the South. 3 / 10 What was the significance of the shots fired at Fort Sumter? The Confederate victory showed the war was going to be easy for the South to win. 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. Union forces were forced to retreat to protect Washington D.C. 4 / 10 What happened as a result of Abraham Lincon’s assassination? 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. Andrew Johnson became president and pledged to continue Lincoln’s plans for Reconstruction. Citizens in the northern states blamed the Confederate states for the assassination and pledged to punish them. 5 / 10 Which Civil War battle is described above? Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Bull Run Manassas Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Antietam 6 / 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 7 / 10 Which title best describes the list above? Effects of the Tariff of Abomination Causes of the Civil War Effects of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Causes of the Mexican-American War 8 / 10 How did the Freedmen’s Bureau support freedmen? 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. It provided economic support with 40 acres of land and a mule 9 / 10 Which event is missing in the timeline above? Congress impeached President Andrew Johnson General Grant elected President John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln States adopted Reconstruction Amendments 10 / 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. 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. 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. Your score is Restart quiz
