Quiz Me! - People: Civil War/Reconstruction Test your knowledge about people in the Civil War/Reconstruction era. 1 / 10 This United States Senator was the first African American to serve in Congress. William Carney Hiram Rhodes Revels William Lloyd Garrison Frederick Douglass 2 / 10 This ordained minister recruited African Americans to fight in the Civil War and served as a chaplain to their regiments. Philip Bazaar William Carney Hiram Rhodes Revels Robert Gould Shaw 3 / 10 Why was Philip Bazaar awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for guarding the frontier against the Sioux and Apaches for bravery during the Civil War for his brilliant military strategies during the 19th and 20th centuries for bravery during the Spanish-American War 4 / 10 This legend escaped slavery in 1849 and is best known for leading slaves to freedom on a dangerous 650 mile journey from Maryland to Canada nineteen different times. Frederick Douglass Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman Hiram Rhodes Revels 5 / 10 The quote, “It is through the tongue, the pen, and the press, that truth is principally propagated…” is associated with - Henry Clay Angelina Grimke Harriet Tubman Henry David Thoreau 6 / 10 A member of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, this African American was the first to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw William Carney Hiram Rhodes Revels Philip Bazaar 7 / 10 A graduate of West Point Military Academy, this soldier fought in the U.S. Mexican War and served as General of the Union army during the Civil War. He later became the 18th President of the United States. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Jefferson Davis Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee 8 / 10 This famous quote “There was one of two things I had a right to - liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would have the other.” is associated with - Harriet Tubman Abraham Lincoln Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant 9 / 10 A supporter of President Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan, this civil war general spoke out against equal rights for former slaves. Jefferson Davis Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee William Tecumseh Sherman 10 / 10 When this Confederate General died, Robert E. Lee was quoted as saying, “I have lost my right arm.”. John Bell Hood Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson William Tecumseh Sherman Ulysses S. Grant Your score is Restart quiz