Civil War and Reconstruction Era Quiz

What was the main cause of the split within the Democratic Party during the Civil War?

• Economic policies

• Peace and War

• Foreign relations

• Taxation issues

Who did the Radical Republicans and War Democrats promote against Gen. George McClellan?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Rutherford Hayes

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln?

• To declare war on the Confederacy

• To free all slaves in Confederate-held territory

• To establish new states

• To increase taxes

What did Special Field Order No. 15, signed by General Sherman, aim to do?

• Increase military recruitment

• Divide land for freed slaves

• Establish new trade routes

• Build new schools

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)?

• To expand the U.S. territory

• To rebuild the South and reintegrate Confederate states

• To establish new political parties

• To increase industrial production

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau established in 1865?

• To provide military training

• To support newly freed slaves with education, housing, and legal assistance

• To create new trade agreements

• To establish new banks

Who opposed the Radical Republicans during the Reconstruction Era?

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Whig Party

• The Federalists

• The Greenback Party

Who headed the Radical Republicans?

• Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

• Gen. O.O. Howard

• Gen. Robert E. Lee

• Gen. William T. Sherman

What was the result of the Compromise of 1877?

• The start of the Civil War

• The end of Reconstruction

• The beginning of World War I

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

What did the Compromise of 1877 promise to Democratic legislators?

• More military power

• Withdrawal of federal troops from the South

• Increased taxation

• New trade agreements