SC EOCEP USHC Practice Questions - South Carolina EOCEP U.S. History And The Constitution Exam

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1863) considered a crucial military turning point in the Civil War?

It ended General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North and inflicted irrecoverable Confederate casualties. It gave the Union complete operational control over the Mississippi River. It resulted in the immediate destruction of the Confederate capital at Richmond. It forced the surrender of General Joseph E. Johnston in North Carolina.

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It ended General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North and inflicted irrecoverable Confederate casualties.

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