The War Ends Quiz

Who did Lincoln choose to lead the Union army in Tennessee?

• Robert E. Lee

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

What strategy did Sherman use to make the southerners give up?

• Guerrilla warfare

• Naval blockade

• Total war

• Trench warfare

Which city did Sherman capture in September 1864?

• Richmond

• Atlanta

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

What did the Union navy capture to gain voters' support for reelection?

• Charleston Harbor

• New Orleans

• Mobile Bay

• Savannah

What did Sherman's soldiers destroy to weaken the Confederacy?

• Bridges and tunnels

• Factories and warehouses

• Resources the Confederacy could use to fight

• Ports and ships

Who led the Confederate army that opposed Grant near Richmond?

• Jefferson Davis

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• J.E.B. Stuart

When did Lee surrender to Grant, marking the end of the war?

• April 9, 1865

• June 3, 1864

• September 2, 1864

• May 10, 1865

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Court House

• Atlanta

• Richmond

What was the condition of Lee's army by the time of their surrender?

• Well-supplied and strong

• Starving and almost surrounded

• Reinforced and ready to fight

• Retreating to the south

What did the Union soldiers do as they marched past their enemies after the war ended?

• Ignored them

• Saluted them

• Captured them

• Mocked them