The Final Days of the Civil War

Which Union Generals are being reviewed in today's lesson?

• Generals Lee and Jackson

• Generals Grant and Sherman

• Generals McClellan and Meade

• Generals Johnston and Beauregard

Where were many of the important battles that led to the end of the war located?

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Maryland

• New York

In what year was General Ulysses S. Grant appointed as General-in-Chief?

• 1864

• 1862

• 1870

• 1858

Which military academy did Generals Grant and Sherman graduate from?

• The United States Naval Academy

• The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

• West Point

• The National Defense Academy

Generals Grant and Sherman both fought in which war before the American Civil War?

• World War I

• The Mexican-American War

• The Spanish-American War

• The Revolutionary War

Which western battles is General Ulysses S. Grant known for winning earlier in the war?

• The Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg

• The Battle of Trafalgar and Waterloo

• Capturing Forts Henry and Donelson

• The Battle of Midway and Iwo Jima

What significant action did General William Tecumseh Sherman take on September 2, 1864?

• He signed a peace treaty

• He resigned from his position

• He captured and burned Atlanta

• He was defeated at Gettysburg

Why was General William Tecumseh Sherman hated in the South?

• For his policy of "total war" (attacking everyone and everything in his path)

• For freeing the slaves

• For losing the Civil War

• For his diplomatic policies

Who led Sherman's March to the Sea?

• General Robert E. Lee

• President Abraham Lincoln

• Union General William Tecumseh Sherman

• Confederate General Jefferson Davis

What was the starting point of Sherman's March to the Sea?

• Savannah, Georgia

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Chattanooga, Tennessee

• Columbia, South Carolina