The Civil War and Robert E. Lee

Who was Robert E. Lee?

• The president of the Confederacy.

• The Governor of Virginia.

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

• The leader of the Confederate Congress.

Why did General Lee surrender his army?

• He was tired of fighting and wanted the North to win.

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

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

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

What was the significance of Robert E. Lee's surrender?

• It meant that the Civil War was pretty much over and that the North had won.

• It rallied the rest of the Confederate armies to fight harder, causing the war to go on for many more years.

• It had no significance. It was just another battle in a long war.

• It meant that the South had won the Civil War.

Where did Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

• Near the city of Gettysburg.

• At the White House in Washington, D. C.

• At Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

• At the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

President Abraham Lincoln wanted the Confederate soldiers to be severely punished for fighting for the South.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What year was it that Andrew Johnson signed a document saying that the Civil War was official over?

• 1776

• 1780

• 1860

• 1866

What happened to the rest of the Confederate armies after Lee's army surrendered?

• Most of the Confederate armies surrendered to Union armies within the coming month.

• General Joseph Johnston surrendered his army to General Sherman later that month.

• General Stand Watie was the last Confederate General in the field to surrender to the Union on May 5, 1865.

• All of the above.

What happened to Confederate President Jefferson Davis after the end of the Civil War?

• He retired to his plantation in the South and was treated like a hero.

• He tried to escape but was captured and sent to prison for two years.

• He was killed in a final battle just outside of his Mississippi home.

• He was tried and executed for treason.

Who did General Robert E. Lee surrender to?

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• President Abraham Lincoln

• President Andrew Johnson

• General William Sherman

What were the conditions under which the North accepted General Lee's surrender?

• The Confederate soldiers had to give up all their possessions including any farms or houses they owned.

• The Confederate soldiers were sent to prison camps and punished severely.

• The Confederate soldiers were allowed to return home.