RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE ELECTION OF 1876
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He successfully battled southern resistance to Reconstruction.
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He was a popular war hero but a disappointing President.
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He took a strong stand against corruption in his administration.
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He was an enemy of the Radical Republicans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ulysses S. Grant is best known as the Union general who led the United States to victory over the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. As a two-term President, he is typically dismissed as weak and ineffective; historians have often ranked Grant’s presidency near the bottom in American history.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877), working to implement Congressional Reconstruction and to remove the vestiges of slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement correctly describes the role of Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War? He wrote the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” to rally Union troops.