Civ War End Flashcards
What happened at the Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia?
Lee surrendered to Grant.
What was an impact of Lincoln’s assassination?
Johnson became President.
What challenges do you think the nation faced as it began its recovery from war?
Formerly enslaved people needed homes and jobs.
Soldiers on both sides needed to adjust to civilian life.
Bad feelings remained between the North and the South.
The South needed to rebuild its economy without slavery.
Damage and destruction from the war had to be repaired.
What were the economic challenges that arose after the war?
The South had to rebuild many cities.Plantation owners in the South had to farm their land without the use of enslaved labor.
What were some of the challenges facing the newly freed enslaved people?
Reuniting with their families, finding a way to support themselves financially, facing backlash from white southerners.
When Grant broke the Confederate lines on April 2, 1965, what did Lee do?
Told President Davis to evacuate Richmond.
In the wake of the Civil War (when it was over), how did the cities in North compare to the South?
They had suffered very little destruction.
Why did Lee fail at Appomattox?
His soldiers were tired, weak, and surrounded.
Which event led to the capture of Richmond, the Confederate capital?
The Siege of Petersburg.
At the time, the number of soldiers killed during the Civil War was more, less or the same as all other wars combined?
More
How did General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” affect the Confederacy during the Civil War?
It crippled the Confederate war effort in the wake of the destruction.
After the Civil War ended, how was the North affected economically?
Industry thrived and the economy soon recovered.
As a slaveholder and a Democrat, President Andrew Johnson did or did not get along well with Republicans in Congress?
Did not.
Who assassinated President Lincoln after the South’s defeat in the Civil War?
John Wilkes Booth
