Question
5. What two battles marked the
turning point in the war?
6. Why was Gettysburg so
significant?
7. What defined Grant's strategy in
the West?
8. What is "total war"?
19. Describe Sherman's March to
the Sea.
10. How was Grant's approach
different from earlier Union
generals in his campaign against
Lee?
11. Where, and when, did Lee surrender?
Answer
5. Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
6. It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and marked the turning point in favor of the Union.
7. Grant's strategy was to relentlessly attack and wear down the Confederate army.
8. "Total war" is a military strategy in which all resources and civilians are targeted in order to completely destroy an enemy's ability to fight.
9. Sherman's March to the Sea was a military campaign in which Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led his troops from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying everything in their path.
10. Grant's approach was more aggressive and focused on constantly attacking the Confederate army, unlike earlier Union generals who were more cautious.
11. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.