The surrender that effectively ended the Civil War occurred at which location?

The surrender that effectively ended the Civil War occurred at which location?

• A. Battle of Appomattox Court House
• B. Battle of Gettysburg
• C. Battle of Chickamauga
• D. Battle of Fort Sumter

Answer: (A)

The situation tested is knowing where the Civil War effectively ended—the surrender that symbolized the conclusion of major hostilities. This happened at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant. That surrender marked the near-total collapse of Confederate resistance and set in motion the quick end to the war. The other locations were significant for different reasons: Gettysburg was a major turning point but not the end of the war; Chickamauga was an earlier battle in the Western Theater; Fort Sumter was where the war began.

The situation tested is knowing where the Civil War effectively ended—the surrender that symbolized the conclusion of major hostilities. This happened at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant. That surrender marked the near-total collapse of Confederate resistance and set in motion the quick end to the war. The other locations were significant for different reasons: Gettysburg was a major turning point but not the end of the war; Chickamauga was an earlier battle in the Western Theater; Fort Sumter was where the war began.