End of the War - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Which event led to the capture of Richmond, the Confederate capital?

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C: the Siege of Petersburg

Question 2

When Grant broke the Confederate lines on April 2, 1865, Lee

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A: alerted President Davis to evacuate Richmond.

Question 3

Why did General Lee fail during his last stand at the Appomattox Court House?

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D: His troops were weak and surrounded.

Question 4

Why did General Lee fail during his last stand at the Appomattox Court House?

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C: His troops were weak and surrounded.

Question 5

At the time, the number of soldiers killed during the Civil War

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A: was more than the number killed in all previous US wars combined.

Question 6

During General Sherman’s “March to the Sea,” Union soldiers

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D: destroyed buildings, railroads, and crops.

Question 7

When Grant broke the Confederate lines on April 2, 1865, Lee

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C: alerted President Davis to evacuate Richmond.

Question 8

How did General Grant’s total war strategy affect the presidential election of 1864?

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B: It allowed Sherman to capture Atlanta, which increased Lincoln’s popularity in the election.

Question 9

How did General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” affect the Confederacy during the Civil War?

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C: It crippled the Confederate war effort in the wake of the destruction.

Question 10

Who became president in the wake of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination?

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B: Andrew Johnson

End of the War - Quiz Quiz Answers