Question

question 4 of 10
what was one result of the confederate victory at the battle of chancellorsville?
a. union general grant was unable to launch a surprise attack on the confederate capital.
b. union general burnside led his troops on a long \mud march\ through stormy winter weather.
c. confederate general lee became overconfident and left richmond open to attack.
d. union general joseph hooker resigned and was replaced.

Explanation:

• After the Confederate victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Lee became overconfident. He decided to invade the North (Pennsylvania) in what became the Gettysburg Campaign. This left Richmond (the Confederate capital) more vulnerable as he took a significant portion of his army away.
• Option A: Grant was not involved in operations related to the direct aftermath of Chancellorsville in the way described.
• Option B: The "Mud March" was an earlier event (January 1863) led by Burnside, not related to the Chancellorsville (April - May 1863) aftermath.
• Option D: Hooker did not resign immediately after Chancellorsville in the context of this question's logic.

Answer:

C. Confederate General Lee became overconfident and left Richmond open to attack.