Beginning of the year | The Seige of Petersburg | President Lincoln in office for 2nd term | The End of the Civil War | The Assassination of Lincoln |
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1865
What year did people think the Civil War would end?
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Virginia
What state was it held in?
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March 4, 1865
When did President Lincoln take his oath for office for the second time?
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April 9, 1865
What day did the Civil War end?
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John Wilkes Booth
Who shot President Abraham Lincoln?
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Yes
Was it obvious the war would end in this year?
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General Grant's forces
Whose forces were apart of the siege?
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The Second Inaugural Address
What was his speech after he took his oath called?
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Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith
Who signed the surrender terms to end the war?
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In the presidential box at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.
Where did the President get shot?
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peace negotiations
What did President Lincoln express interest in?
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Throughout the winter and spring
How long did the fighting here last?
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In front of the Capital
Where did he say his Second Inaugural Address?
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620,000 Americans died
Why is the Civil War known as the bloodiest four years in U.S. history?
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At first, he escaped by jumping on stage and exiting through the back door. Later he was captured and arrested
Did the shooter get captured?
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only a full military victory will stop the fighting
What did a meeting with the Confederate representatives show?
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March
When did General Grant start a new push against the Confederate forces?
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He spoke not of triumph, but of sadness
What did President Lincoln talk about in his speech?
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It was the last Confederate army to not surrender
. Why did the signing of one army's surrender end the war?
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No, he was carried across the street and died there later the next morning.
Did he die right after he got shot?
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Nothing was sure at the start of the year
How did people think the nation would be reunited?
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The defeat of the Confederate forces at Five Forks
What did a new push lead to?
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President Lincoln's assassins
Who were present during this speech?
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Palmito Ranch, Texas
Where was the last battle of the Civil War fought?
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He thought it would aid the South
Why did Booth shoot the President?
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