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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse: End of the Virginia Campaign

Explore the significance of the Virginia Campaign and surrender at Appomattox Courthouse during the Civil War. Understand the terms, leaders, and aftermath of this historical event. Reflect on Grant's strategy and Lee's surrender. Create a compelling newspaper headline and picture to capture this pivotal moment.

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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse: End of the Virginia Campaign

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  1. When you first get in… • Add LO and DQ to pg. 73 LO: 1. Identify the facts about the Virginia Campaign and Surrender at Appomattox 2. Understand Essential Questions from Civil War Unit DQ: • What was the significance of the Virginia Campaign? • Where was the surrender and what were the terms? Table of Contents Pg. 72No Reflection Activity 10/28/13 Pg. 73Virginia Campaign & Surrender10/28/13

  2. Which leader would most likely say this? • “Whatever happens, we will not retreat”

  3. Virginia campaign • Grant’s plan – keep attacking Confederacy despite losses • Lee – excelled at maneuvering, took a year for Grant to defeat him • April 3, 1865- UNION TAKES RICHMOND, VA

  4. Based on Grant’s quote, do you think the terms of surrender will be harsh or do you think the North will let the South off easy? • “I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse. I do not question, however, the sincerity of the great mass of those who were opposed to us.” • Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs

  5. end of war • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse • April 9, 1865 Lee & Grant meet • Terms of Surrender • Confederates could return home in peace • Allowed to take possessions and horses • General Grant fed soldiers • Slavery finished

  6. Reflection Activity • Create a Newspaper Headline and Picture w/ caption for the Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse • Your headline should excite the reader • Picture should go with the headline and have a short caption to explain what is going on in the picture

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