Question

Drag each tile to the correct box. Arrange the following events in the order in which they occurred. Tiles The Civil War officially ended. The Radical Republicans introduced the Wade-Davis Bill. The Radical Republicans formed the Joint Committee on Reconstruction. President Abraham Lincoln vetoed the Wade-Davis Bill. John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

Answer 1

Here is the correct order of the aforementioned events:

1) The Radical Republicans introduce the Wade Davis Bill- This bill was introduced to President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
2) President Abraham Lincoln vetoes the Wade Davis Bill- This means that Lincoln refused to sign this bill into law.
3) John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abe Lincoln- Lincoln is killed at the Ford Theater on April 14, 1865.
4) The Civil War officially ends- The last Confederate troops finally surrender to the Union on June 2nd of 1865.
5) The Radical Republicans form the Joint Committee on Reconstruction- This committee was established in December of 1865.