Quiz within a quiz CIVIL WAR ERA

This charismatic speaker was the first Democrat elected to the House of Representatives from Nebraska and later spoke at the 1896 Democratic National Convention. He later ran for president three times, all unsuccessfully.

William Jennings Bryan

This Civil War General later became President of the United States in 1868 but his presidency was plagued by corruption.

Ulysses S. Grant

William Carney,  once said, “Previous to the formation of colored troops, I had a strong inclination to prepare myself for the ministry; but when the country called for all persons, I could best serve my God by serving my country and my oppressed brothers.” He fought bravely, being shot four times during the Battle of -

Fort Wagner

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.

Harriet Tubman

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding Jefferson Davis?

He gave speeches opposing secession initially but after the election of Abraham Lincoln, announced his state’s secession.

This ordained minister recruited African Americans to fight in the Civil War and served as a chaplain to their regiments.

Hiram Rhodes Revels

When this Confederate General died, Robert E. Lee was quoted as saying, “I have lost my right arm.”.

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Why was Philip Bazaar awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

for bravery during the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln delivered this short but powerful address which invoked the spirit of the Declaration of Independence in 1863. That address was the -

Gettysburg Address

The quote, “It is through the tongue, the pen, and the press, that truth is principally propagated…” is associated with -

Angelina Grimke

What was one key difference between the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the Confederate States of America?

Four clauses of the Confederate Constitution protected the institution of slavery

result of the homestead act

Native Americans were pushed off their lands

In what speech did Abraham Lincoln state, “...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”?

The Gettysburg Address

Identify the source of the following quote: “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds...to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”

Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he…

did so as a war measure as Commander in Chief

What document declared slaves in rebelling states to be “forever free”?

The Emancipation Proclamation

What was Lincoln’s goal at the time of his Second Inaugural Address?

To unify the country

What allowed individuals to claim 160 acres of non-occupied land by paying a nominal fee and living on the land for 5 years?

Homestead Act

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was largely based on what document?

The U.S. Constitution

Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?

Congress and President Johnson differed in their views over how to treat the South.

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.

Which of the following correctly identifies the beginning and ending events of the Civil War?

The firing of the Confederate forces on Fort Sumter and the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox

Which statement below shows the correct sequence of events following the Election of 1860?

Lincoln won the election and seven Southern states seceded before he was inaugurated.

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 ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

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.

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.

Which was the first battle of the Civil War?

Fort Sumter