Explain why the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg were the 2 most pivotal battles of the Civil War, recognize what was won and lost in both, explain how Ulysses S. Grant changed the war in the East, assess the significance of William T. Sherman's offensive in Georgia (including its influence in the presidential election of 1864), and describe how the Civil War ended (including Abraham Lincoln's fate).
A) Gettysburg and Vicksburg were unimportant skirmishes.
B) Both battles resulted in Confederate victories.
C) Grant's strategy involved avoiding conflict.
D) Sherman's offensive had no impact on the election of 1864.
