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Battle of Gettysburg - Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Battle of Gettysburg - Date
Early July 1863
Who was the federal general who captured Vicksburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
Battle of Gettysburg
Why did it happen?
General Lee had invaded the North for the second time and a part of his army engaged in a fight with the enemy.
__________ was an act passed by Congress that gave settlers 160 acres of land if they paid a small fee for it and lived on it for five years.
Homestead Act
The railroads also allowed Easterners and Westerners to travel quickly between the two parts of the country, thus bringing them into easier contact with one another.
True or False?
True
Why were the Plains Indians angry about the transcontinental railroad?
The Plains Indians were angry about the transcontinental railroad because it crossed their lands and frightened the buffalo away.
Who and what kind of man was Young Chief Joseph?
Young Chief Joseph was a Christian chief who sought to live in peace with white settlers.
Complete this statement.
The railroads also allowed _________ and ___________ to travel quickly between the two parts of the country, thus bringing them into easier contact with one another.
Easterners and Westerners
Why was the surrender of Vicksburg important?
The surrender of the Confederate fortress, Vicksburg, on the Mississippi River on July 4, 1863, gave the Federals control of the entire Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in half.
When was the last battle of the Indian War fought?
December, 1890
Where was the last battle in the Indian wars?
The last battle of the Indian wars was fought at Wounded Knee Creek.
List three reasons that the Battle of Gettysburg was important.
It ended General Lee's invasion of the North.
It turned the tide of the war.
It gave people in the North hope that they could win the war.
How did the railroad system help both to develop the western frontier and to unite the western and eastern parts of the country after the war?
Congress gave railroad companies thousands of acres which were sold to settlers.
Why did Young Chief Joseph not want to leave the Wallowa Valley?
He did not want to leave the Wallowa Valley because it was the sacred land to his people.