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What event effectively ended the American Civil War?
What event effectively ended the American Civil War?
- The incorporation of formerly enslaved people into the country as freedmen
- The freeing of four million African Americans
- The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
- The surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army (correct)
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
- Confederate General Robert E. Lee
- An African American freed from legal enslavement
- A Confederate sympathizer
- John Wilkes Boothe (correct)
How many Americans perished in the course of the four violent years of war?
How many Americans perished in the course of the four violent years of war?
- Approximately 500,000
- Approximately 1,000,000
- Approximately 700,000 (correct)
- Approximately 100,000
What was a major concern for the federal government after the Civil War?
What was a major concern for the federal government after the Civil War?
What was a point of contention regarding the Republican Plan for Reconstruction?
What was a point of contention regarding the Republican Plan for Reconstruction?
What was one of the major challenges faced by the federal and state governments during the Reconstruction Era?
What was one of the major challenges faced by the federal and state governments during the Reconstruction Era?
What was the primary goal of the Republican Plan for Reconstruction?
What was the primary goal of the Republican Plan for Reconstruction?
Why did some people consider the Republican Plan for Reconstruction as radical or extreme?
Why did some people consider the Republican Plan for Reconstruction as radical or extreme?
What was a significant consequence of President Lincoln's assassination for the Reconstruction Era?
What was a significant consequence of President Lincoln's assassination for the Reconstruction Era?
What made the Reconstruction Era a particularly tumultuous and uncertain time in American history?
What made the Reconstruction Era a particularly tumultuous and uncertain time in American history?
