Quiz 23, Chapter 14, pp. 265-275 Flashcards
In what year did the Civil War come to an end?
1865
Which Constitutional amendment outlawed slavery?
Thirteenth
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Court House
Who was known as the ‘‘Angel of the Battlefield’’ for her care of wounded soldiers both during and after the Civil War?
Clara Barton
Name the act which divided the former Confederacy into five military districts and appointed military officers to govern them.
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Why was First Lady Lucy Hayes called ‘‘Lemonade Lucy’’?
She refused to serve alcoholic beverages in the White House.
Name the first President to be impeached.
Andrew Johnson
Who started Tuskegee Institute, the most innovative educational institution for black Americans?
Booker T. Washing-a-ton
What was the title of Booker T. Washing-a-ton’s autobiography?
Up from Slavery
What organization was set up to provide relief for those in the South who had lost everything in the war?
Freedman’s Bureau