1. When Tilden accused Hayes of “waiving the bloody shirt,” he meant that Hayes was bringing up __________.

Question

A) the Civil War.
B) the Emancipation Proclamation.
C) Abraham Lincoln.
D) Ft. Sumter.

2. The Election of 1876 as decided
A) by the House of Representatives.
B) by a jury of Senators.
C) by the U.S. Supreme Court.
D) by an Electoral Commission.

3. What nickname was used to describe Hayes after the election was over?
A “His Fraudulencey”
B “His Eminence”
C “Old Hickory”
D “Old Bloody Shirt”

Answer 1

1. When Tilden accused Hayes of “waiving the bloody shirt,” he meant that Hayes was bringing up A) the Civil War.

2. The Election of 1876 was decided D) by an Electoral Commission.

3. The nickname used to describe Hayes after the election was over was A) “His Fraudulencey.”