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Civil War Week 25
Choose the best answer.
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What battles caused a shift in the war between the states? | Antietam and Vicksburg |
What did President Lincoln issue to free enslaved people in rebelling states? | Emancipation Proclamation |
What made the Battle at Vicksburg so important in the Civil War? | The Union was victorious, gained control of the Mississippi River, and split the Confederacy in half. |
Why do you think the Anaconda Plan was named after the anaconda? | Because the North used everything they could to squeeze the life out of the South. |
Who was the Confederate general during the Battle of Gettysburg? | Robert E Lee |
Why were Cemetery Ridge and Culp's Hill important during the Battle of Gettysburg? | They served as barriers to the Union's supply line. |
Why were the soldiers in the North more fortunate? | They had access to the railroad, telegraph equipment, and agricultural supplies needed to survive. |
Grant ordered William T Sherman to take the city of Atlanta because it was | A key military supplier and a railroad hub for the Confederates. |
Before Sherman made his famous March to the Sea, he ordered his men to burn down Atlanta's military resources, including weapons factories, clothing mills, and railway yards. The fire | got out of control and left Atlanta to ruins |
What strategies do you use to win a battle? | Intimidation, Force, Place the enemy in dangerous position |