Virginia Studies (Civil War) p. 120-121

Ulysses Grant fought with the _____________ troops.

• Confederate

• Union

Ulysses Grant never gave up. In March 1864 Abraham Lincoln named him general in chief of the ___________ army.

• Union

• Confederate

Grant ordered his troops to the deep South where after a series of brutal battles he had a final showdown with General Robert E. Lee. The battle ended with the fall of _____________, the Confederate capital.

• Hampton

• Jamestown

• Williamsburg

• Richmond

Robert E. Lee was born into a military family. He was ______________________ first choice to head the Union army.

• George Washington's

• Abraham Lincoln's

• Thomas Jefferson's

• Benjamin Franklin's

Robert E. Lee struggled with the decision to head up the Union troops as Abraham Lincoln wanted or to be loyal to his birthplace, Virginia. He chose to head up the _____________ troops.

• Union

• Confederate

Robert E. Lee was able to defeat the __________ troops at the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Fredericksburg.

• Confederate

• Union

Unfortunately after years of fighting, the Confederacy resources (men, money, and materials) were running out. After several major losses, Lee knew he could no longer hope to win. He did not want more men to die so he ______________.

• ran away

• sat down and cried

• hid

• surrendered

Robert E. Lee's punishment was the loss of the home his wife had inherited. Today that home is the final resting place for many soldiers-the sacred soil of _______________________.

• Robert E. Lee's home

• Ulysses Grant's home

• Arlington National Cemetery

• Martha Washington Cemetery