All of the following is true about the siege of Vicksburg, EXCEPT:
a. Union guns had shelled the city continuously for nearly seven weeks.
b. The Union attack drove residents into caves and barricaded shelters.
c. The surrender of Vicksburg only motivated the last Confederate garrison on the Mississippi River at Port Hudson to defeat their Union opposition.
d. It was starvation and disease that finally subdued the defenders of Vicksburg.
C
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A) ?bias in writing historical narrative B) ?the importance of archival research C) ?the laws governing the transformation of human society D) ?the need for the publishing of more historical narratives on Islam E) ?kings who hired them to write histories for their kingdom
During the eighteenth century, Russia increasingly treated minorities in mountainous regions as __________.
A. foreign peoples B. protected minorities C. Russian in culture and status D. potential converts to Orthodox Christianity
All of the following statements describe Bernard Baruch's leadership of the War Industries Board except
a. war production increased substantially. b. his methods favored large corporations over small enterprises. c. his methods favored small corporations over large enterprises. d. the agency functioned better after he assumed leadership. e. industries were permitted to charge high prices.
In the election of 2004, George W. Bush won a wide victory over Democrat John Kerry, winning a popular vote margin of 58 percent to Kerry's 40 percent.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)