What was most likely the reason that the confederate army burned richmond?
a)to rebel against president davis
b)to stop the union from capturing president davis
c)to make sure union soldiers could not use confederate resources
d)to wage war against union fighters already in the city

The correct answer is C) to make sure Union soldiers could not use Confederate Resources.

The reason why the Confederates burned Richmond was to make sure Union soldiers could not use Confederate Resources.

On April 3, 1865, the Confederates burned Richmond because they did not want the Union to take advantage of the many resources the city offered. As the Capital of the Confederate States, the Confederated Army set the city on fire before the Union Army occupied the city in what represented an important victory for the Union and a decisive lost to the Southern states.  

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