Question

1. what event led to the fall of the confederate capital, richmond, virginia?○ grants siege at vicksburg○ lincolns assassination○ lees retreat from petersburg○ shermans march through georgia

Explanation:

During the American Civil War, Robert E. Lee's Confederate army was trapped in Petersburg, Virginia. When Lee retreated from Petersburg in April 1865, there was no remaining force to defend the Confederate capital Richmond, leading to its fall. Grant's siege at Vicksburg secured control of the Mississippi River but did not directly lead to Richmond's fall. Lincoln's assassination occurred after Richmond had already fallen. Sherman's march through Georgia targeted the Confederacy's supply lines in the South but was not the direct cause of Richmond's fall.

Answer:

Lee's retreat from Petersburg