Question

1. What was the significance of the Battle of Appomattox Court House?

A. It encouraged the Confederacy to cross into Union territory.
B. It allowed the Union to split Confederate territory in two.
C. It effectively ended military fighting in the Civil War.
D. It provided a moral justification for the Union to keep fighting.

Answer 1

C. It effectively ended military fighting in the Civil War.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Battle of Appomattox Court House.