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QuizMultiple Choice

Southern Surrender

Question 10 • CA-MS United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict B

Which best describes how the Civil War ended?

Answer
A
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
B
General Grant surrendered to General Lee at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
C
Confederate troops burned Richmond and surrendered when Union troops arrived.
D
Confederate President Jefferson Davis surrendered to General Grant at Richmond.

Explanation

The Civil War’s major fighting effectively ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, in April 1865. Grant did not surrender, and Jefferson Davis was not the person who surrendered there. Therefore, the best choice is “General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.”

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