USI.9e MAJOR BATTLES AND EVENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR

___ were critical elements influencing important developments in the Civil War, including major battles.

• Location and the element of surprise

• Topography and Strategy

• Location and Topography

The siege at ___ in southern Mississippi divided the South and the North gained control of the Mississippi River. (May-July 1863)

• Fort Sumter

• Manassas

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Court House

___ sent ships to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to prevent enemy troops and supplies getting out and European aid from getting in.

• The Confederates

• The Union

• England

The ___ was vital for moving Confederate troops and supplies throughout the South.

• Missouri River

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

The Battle of ___ resulted in the North taking control of the Mississippi River, splitting the South in half.

• Manassas

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox

• Vicksburg

The firing on ___ began the Civil War. (April 1861)

• Fort Sumter

• Manassas

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Court House

Which city was the capital of the Union during the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Washington D.C.

• Manassas

• Richmond

Which city was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Washington D.C.

• Manassas

• Richmond

Lee’s surrender to Grant at ___ in 1865 ended the war. (April 1865)

• Fort Sumter

• Manassas

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Court House

The Battle of ___ in southern Pennsylvania was the turning point of the war in which the North repelled Lee’s invasion. (July 1863)

• Fort Sumter

• Manassas

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Court House