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39. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Battle of Gettysburg? A. It was the largest battle fought on the North American continent. B. More than 170,000 fought and over 40,000 were casualtics. C. Lee's attempt for a decisive victory in Pennsylvania was successful. D. Gettysburg marked the end of Lee's major offensives.

39. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Battle of Gettysburg? A. It was the largest battle fought on the North American continent. B. More than 170,000 fought and over 40,000 were casualtics. C. Lee's attempt for a decisive victory in Pennsylvania was successful. D. Gettysburg marked the end of Lee's major offensives.

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39. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Battle of Gettysburg? A. It was the largest battle fought on the North American continent. B. More than 170,000 fought and over 40,000 were casualties. C. Lee's attempt for a decisive victory Pennsylvania was successful. D. Gettysburg marked the end of Lee's major offensives. 40. Which of the following was NOT part of the Union plan to finish the war? A. Fully blockade all Southern coasts. C. Capture Miami, the capitol of the Confederacy, to disrupt Confederate command lines. B. Control the Mississippi River. D. Shatter Southern civilian morale by capturing and destroying Atlanta, Savannah, and South Carolina. 41. Which of the following is a FALSE statement? A. Lee's strategy was to use the terrain and fortified positions to decrease the importance of the Union's superior numbers. B. Lee wanted to make the cost of trying to force the South back so high that the Northern public wouldn't stand for it. C. From May 5 to May 24, the full force of Grant's and Lee's armies fought continuously with enormous casualties. D. In this 30 days that Grant fought Lee, he lost 20,000 troops a number equal to 1/3 of the Confederate army at the time. 42. What nickname did Grant acquire after the first 30 days that Grant fought Lee? A. The Butcher B. The Enforcer C. The Crusher D. The Ruthless 43. Who marched through the South to the sea, leaving nothing in his wake and destroying everything in sight? A. General Butler B. General Sherman C. General Lee D. General Burnside 44. What was part of the terms of surrender that Grant gave to Lee? A. Confederate officers and soldiers could go home, taking with them their horses, side arms, and personal possessions. C. GRant sent three days worth of food rations to the 25,000 Confederate soldiers. B. Grant guaranteed their immunity from prosecution for treason. D. All of the above
Transcribed Image Text:39. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Battle of Gettysburg? A. It was the largest battle fought on the North American continent. B. More than 170,000 fought and over 40,000 were casualties. C. Lee's attempt for a decisive victory Pennsylvania was successful. D. Gettysburg marked the end of Lee's major offensives. 40. Which of the following was NOT part of the Union plan to finish the war? A. Fully blockade all Southern coasts. C. Capture Miami, the capitol of the Confederacy, to disrupt Confederate command lines. B. Control the Mississippi River. D. Shatter Southern civilian morale by capturing and destroying Atlanta, Savannah, and South Carolina. 41. Which of the following is a FALSE statement? A. Lee's strategy was to use the terrain and fortified positions to decrease the importance of the Union's superior numbers. B. Lee wanted to make the cost of trying to force the South back so high that the Northern public wouldn't stand for it. C. From May 5 to May 24, the full force of Grant's and Lee's armies fought continuously with enormous casualties. D. In this 30 days that Grant fought Lee, he lost 20,000 troops a number equal to 1/3 of the Confederate army at the time. 42. What nickname did Grant acquire after the first 30 days that Grant fought Lee? A. The Butcher B. The Enforcer C. The Crusher D. The Ruthless 43. Who marched through the South to the sea, leaving nothing in his wake and destroying everything in sight? A. General Butler B. General Sherman C. General Lee D. General Burnside 44. What was part of the terms of surrender that Grant gave to Lee? A. Confederate officers and soldiers could go home, taking with them their horses, side arms, and personal possessions. C. GRant sent three days worth of food rations to the 25,000 Confederate soldiers. B. Grant guaranteed their immunity from prosecution for treason. D. All of the above
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