The End of the Civil War

The End of the Civil War

By Jessica Smith

Multiple Choice

The President of the Confederacy was:

• John C. Calhoun
• Jefferson Davis
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

An advantage that the Union had was: 

• a larger population
• more railroads
• more factories
• All of these were Union advantages

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Which best describes Ulysses S. Grant?

• a Union general who captured Savannah in 1864

• a Union general who later became president of the United States

• a Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Court House

• a Confederate general who became president of the Confederacy

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Which best describes how the Civil War ended?

• General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia

• General Grant surrendered to General Lee at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia

• Confederate troops burned Richmond and surrendered when Union troops arrived

• Confederate President Jefferson Davis surrendered to General Grant at Richmond

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What was most likely the reason that the Confederate army burned Richmond?

• to rebel against President Davis

• to stop the Union from capturing President Davis

• to make sure Union soldiers could not use Confederate resources

• to wage war against Union fighters already in the city

Multiple Choice

When was the Battle of Appomattox fought?

• April 10 1865
• April 9, 1865
• March 9, 1865
• April 9, 1864

Multiple Choice

True/False...The Battle of Appomattox was one of the last battles of the Civil War?

• True
• False

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Who was Robert E. Lee?

• The president of the Confederacy.

• The Governor of Virginia.

• The lead general for the Confederate army of the South.

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Why did General Robert E. Lee surrender his army?

• Because he was surrounded by the Northern troops and he knew he would not win a fight.

• His soldiers were ready to rebel and go over to the North anyway.

• He knew he could get another army and come back to fight another day.

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True or False: President Abraham Lincoln wanted the Confederate soldiers to be severely punished for fighting for the South.

• True

• False