Reconstruction quiz

Who was the President of the United States that was impeached?

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the main reason for the political debate at the end of the Civil War?

• How to treat the defeated Confederate States

• How to impeach a president

• How to elect a new president

• How to create new states

What did President Andrew Johnson want for the southern states?

• To keep them out of the Union

• To bring them back to the Union quickly without punishment

• To grant them independence

• To punish them severely

How many votes were needed to convict President Johnson and remove him from office?

• 54

• 36

• 35

• 19

Who became president after Andrew Johnson?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• John Wilkes Booth

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

What does the process of impeachment provide?

• A way to elect new officials

• A system for raising taxes

• A way to remove people from public office who have committed crimes

• A method for passing new laws

What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

Who was the first African American to take the oath of office for the U.S. Senate?

• Robert DeLarge

• Jefferson Long

• Hiram Revels

• Joseph Rainey

What was the main economic base of the southern states before the Civil War?

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Technology

What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 enforce?

• The division of the South into five military districts

• The abolition of slavery

• The return of Confederate soldiers to their homes

• The impeachment of Andrew Johnson