CH 14 Quiz 3 Review

Why did the North attempt to capture the Mississippi River? The Mississippi was the South's most important trade artery The Mississippi divided the Confederacy in two Control of the river was essential for supplying Union troops in the West The capture of the river would be an easy objective for the Union fleet

The Mississippi divided the Confederacy in two

Which of the following generals once left the army because of alleged drunkenness? Ulysses S. Grant Oliver O. Howard Thomas J. Jackson Robert E. Lee

Ulysses S. Grant

True/False ___ The Confederates won most of the major battles in the West.

False

A) Battle of Shiloh B) Forts Henry and Donelson C) siege of Vicksburg ___ opened Tennessee to invasion

B) Forts Henry and Donelson

A) Battle of Shiloh B) Forts Henry and Donelson C) siege of Vicksburg ___ Grant's army caught “napping”

A) Battle of Shiloh

B) Forts Henry and Donelson C) siege of Vicksburg ___ loss of “the nailhead” that held the South together

C) siege of Vicksburg