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ec501234 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Battle of Gettysburg

A. was a Union victory, thanks to Meade having found a copy of Lee's orders.

B. represented the last time Confederate forces seriously threatened Union territory.

C. saw Union General George Meade lose nearly a third of his army.

D. saw Union General George Meade clearly be more aggressive than Robert E. Lee.

E. saw Robert E. Lee poised for victory after his attack on Cemetery Ridge.

Question 2

General Grant's Union forces attacked General Lee's Confederate forces in the month-long

A. clash at Nashville.

B. northern campaign.

C. siege of Vicksburg.

D. Battle of Chickamauga.

E. Battle of Gettysburg.

Question 3

The Battle of Antietam in 1862

A. both saw Robert E. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces, and led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command.

B. saw Robert E. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces.

C. All these answers are correct.

D. led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command.

E. was a significant Confederate victory.

Question 4

The Battle of Vicksburg in 1863

A. was decided by a massive assault by Union troops.

B. allowed the North to split the Confederacy in two.

C. put George McClellan back in good standing with President Lincoln.

D. briefly revived the military hopes of the Confederacy.

E. saw a quick Union victory.

Question 5

As the Battle of Vicksburg was ending, another major battle was taking place in

A. Shiloh.

B. Gettysburg.

C. Chickamauga.

D. Antietam.

E. Atlanta.

Question 6

The Peninsular campaign in 1862

A. saw General George McClellan plan an ambitious assault on Charleston, South Carolina.

B. was an example of General McClellan's conservative approach to battle.

C. ultimately ended in a major Union victory and signaled a turning point in the war.

D. All these answers are correct.

E. saw the first Confederate siege of Washington, D.C.