Civil War and Reconstruction Test Review

Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important?

Ulysses S. Grant surrendured to Robert E. Lee, ending the Civil War in 1865.

What amendments were created to give African Americans rights?

What program helped freemen transition from slavery to freedom?

What was one of the main ideas of Lincoln's First Inagural Address?

First African American to win the Medal of Honor.

What was Jefferson Davis best known for during the Civil War?

Gettysburg is known as the bloodiest day in American war history.

Which president was impeached during the Reconstruction Era?

What occupation did a majority of freedmen have?

In what state did Lee surrender at Appomattox Court House?

Who was the first Latino to win the Medal of Honor?

What legally freed the slaves?

The purpose of the KKK was to prevent the rights of former slaves.

Johnson's plan for reconstruction was the most lenient of all three plans.

What was created to restrict the rights of newly freedmen.

After the Battle of Vicksburg, the South never attacked in the North again.

Antietam is known as the bloodiest battle.

What are the Radical Republicans are known for?

Lincoln's reconstruction plan required a majority of voters to support the union.