Reconstruction

Question 1

At the start of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union Army

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was forced into a defensive position.

Question 2

During the siege of Vicksburg, the Union army

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prevented supplies from entering or leaving.

Question 3

Why was the Union successful in the West during the Civil War?

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The Union had effective leadership in the West.

Question 4

How did outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg affect morale on both sides?

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It convinced the North that victory was possible and the South that defeat was inevitable.

Question 5

Which statement best describes a result of the Battle of Gettysburg?

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Europe would not recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation.

Question 6

During the Civil War, both sides wanted to control the Mississippi River because it was

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a major supply route that divided the South.

Question 7

The capture of Vicksburg in 1863 contributed to the course of the Civil War by

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raising Union morale and damaging Confederate morale.

Question 8

The Union’s control of the Mississippi River hurt the Confederacy’s ability to

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supply its troops.

Question 9

During the Civil War, Grant’s capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson contributed to Union control of

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Kentucky and Tennessee.

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