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QuizMultiple Choice

Early Successes for the South

Question 10 • CA-MS United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict B

A similarity between the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg was that

Answer
A
neither had a clear winner.
B
the South won both decisively.
C
neither boosted Confederate confidence.
D
the North won both decisively.

Explanation

At Fredericksburg in 1862, Confederate forces decisively repelled the Union army. At Chancellorsville in 1863, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army defeated a larger Union force. The battles were different in their circumstances, but the South won both decisively.

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