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The final surrender of the Confederate Army took place here.

Appomattox Court House

Where did Lee finally surrender to Grant?

Appomattox Court House

The Civil War ended when General Lee surrendered in

Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

What battle is considered to be the turning point in the Civil War?

Battle of Gettysburg

Which battle turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union?

Battle of Gettysburg

The Confederacy won an important battle here but lost a great general when Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops.

Chancellorsville

After 1863, what did General Grant want to do even if it meant thousands of Union soldiers were killed?

Crush large numbers of Confederate troops.

Lincoln rewarded Grant for his victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg by promoting him to general.

False

Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg broke the Union line and ensured victory for the Confederate troops.

False

The battle near Chancellorsville, Virginia, resulted in a key victory for the Union.

False

The map shows the site of the battle that was the turning point of the war. That battle took place at

Gettysburg

This three-day battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War because it crippled the Confederacy so badly that Confederate troops would never again be able to invade a Northern state.

Gettysburg

Which Northern battle in July of 1863 lasted three days and had 51,000 casualties?

Gettysburg

Abraham Lincoln gave this speech during the dedication of a cemetery.

Gettysburg Address

How did the Civil War end?

Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

What event led to the fall of the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia?

Lee's retreat from Petersburg

In which state did most of the fighting shown on this map take place?

Mississippi

Vicksburg is located on which major river?

Mississippi

This Confederate general surrendered on April 9, 1865, bringing an end to the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee

Why was Vicksburg a strategic location for a Union victory?

The Union could control the Mississippi River from Vicksburg.

What happened at Vicksburg?

The city surrendered after a long siege by Union forces.

Why did the Confederate army begin to falter and eventually lose the battle at Petersburg, Virginia?

They had no replacement troops.

After the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee's forces remained on the defensive for the rest of the war.

True

The Battle of Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war.

True

The city of Vicksburg was located on the east bank of the Missouri River.

True

As commander of all Union armies, he attacked Confederate troops over and over again, losing nearly 60, 000 men in just one six-week period. He kept going because he had promised Lincoln, "Whatever happens, there will be no turning back."

Ulysses S. Grant

What Union victory cut the Confederacy in two?

Vicksburg

With the fall of Port Hudson and this city, the Union finally achieved its goal of cutting the Confederacy in two.

Vicksburg

His march across Georgia created a wide path of destruction, terrorized civilians, attracted thousands of formerly enslaved persons, and destroyed the morale of white Southerners.

William Tecumseh Sherman

Farragut's victory at Mobile Bay was important because

blockade runners could no longer use any port on the Gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi River.

How were Jackson and Vicksburg connected?

by a railroad

From which direction did Union forces approach Vicksburg?

from the east

The Confederate commander at Vicksburg surrendered because

his troops were starving.

After occupying Atlanta, Sherman triumphantly makes this bold statement

in which he proposes to march Union armies across Georgia until he reaches the sea.

Study the map of the area around Vicksburg, Mississippi, to help you complete this statement: Capturing Vicksburg was an important objective for the North because

it was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River and its capture would cut the South in two.

The capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union troops

meant that Union troops controlled the Mississippi River ports.

After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South

never again fought on Union soil.

In the election of 1864, candidate George McClellan promised to

stop the fighting and negotiate.

Next to which physical feature is Vicksburg located?

the Mississippi River

Which of the following terms describes General Grant's strategy for crushing the Confederacy after the Battle of Gettysburg?

total war