Civil War Battles and Their Significance

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What is the significance of the firing on Fort Sumter?

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It officially started the Civil War.

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This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River

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Vicksburg

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This Battle of Vicksburg was fought at the same time as....

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The Battle of Gettysburg

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Location of the Confederate General Lee's surrender to Union General Grant.

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Appomattox Court House

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Which of the following was an effect of the Battle of Antietam? Lowered Union Morale, Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, Reform of Confederate battle planning, Selection of a new leader of Union forces

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Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

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If Grant’s army could gain control of the Mississippi River, the Confederacy

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would be split into two parts.

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Led a "March to the Sea" campaign after burning the railroad hub in Atlanta, Ga to the ground

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William T. Sherman

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Where did Sherman's March end?

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Savannah