USA HISTORY

What was the name of the city where Robert E. Lee and the Confederate army surrendered to the Union?

(A) Richmond

(B) ** Appomattox Court House

(C) Judge Judy’s Court House

(D) People’s Court House

Concept note-1: -In Appomattox, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28, 000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War.

Concept note-2: -The surrender at Appomattox took place a week later on April 9. While it was the most significant surrender to take place during the Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee, the Confederacy’s most respected commander, surrendered only his Army of Northern Virginia to Union Gen. Ulysses S.

Concept note-3: -On this day, Confederate General Robert E. Lee agreed to surrender his Army of Northern Virginia, marking a symbolic end to the Civil War on April 9, 1865.

Concept note-4: -Historical significance The McLean House has meaningful value because of its association with the site of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865.