Chapters Nine & The Afterword Quiz

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Which of the below was not one of the giant battles of the Civil War?

• Dranesville
• Shiloh
• Antietam
• Gettysburg

Where did General Robert E. Lee officially surrender?

• Gettysburg
• Nashville
• Chancellorsville
• Appomattox

How was the ending of the Civil War announced to the Northern troops and civilians?

• news on the television
• phone calls
• ringing of bells and firing of cannons

True or False. Many soldiers in the Confederacy found out via word of mouth that the war was over.

• True
• False

What did thousands of soldiers do once the war was over?

• Thousands from both armies decided to participate in a new war.
• Thousands from both armies left the camp without waiting to be dismissed from duty.
• Thousands of Confederacy soldiers pretended to be apart of the Union army.

True or False. There was a grand parade for Union soldiers in Washington, D.C.

• False
• True

True or False. Most Confederacy soldiers did not feel defeated even though they had lost the war.

• True
• False

What was the most common reaction from soldiers following the war?

• They were shocked the Confederacy won.
• They were shocked the war was finally over.
• They were shocked to see the changes the war brought to their cities, society, and themselves.

True or False. After the war ended, many books were written about the war by people from both sides.

• True
• False