Monday, January 7, 2008 The One and Only: Jefferson Davis

1. Jefferson Davis graduated from the U. S. Military Academy (West Point) and served in the army for seven years.



True



2. Jefferson Davis served twice as a Senator from the state of Mississippi.



True



3. Though he had strong southern views J. Davis did not support the idea of secession.



True



4. In what year did J. Davis realize that the southern cause was lost?



1865



5. How long was J. Davis in prison?



From 1865-1867



6. The U.S. government eventually dropped the teason charges against Jefferson Davis.

True



7. The drawing below shows the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Look closely at the image. What is "strange" about the drawing?

The person they were capturing in the picture wasn't Jeffferson Davis it was a women.



8. Who was the one and only President of the confederacy?

Abraham Lincoln