Question

question 3 of 10
what was one result of the unions victory at the battle of gettysburg?
a. confederate general lee was killed in battle and replaced.
b. confederate general lee was forced to resign in disgrace.
c. the confederate army was forced out of union territory and back into virginia.
d. the confederate army was cut off from key supply lines to the west.

Explanation:

The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning - point in the American Civil War. After the Union's victory, General Lee's Confederate army, which had invaded Union territory (Pennsylvania), was defeated and retreated back into Virginia. General Lee was not killed (so A is wrong) and he was not forced to resign (B is wrong). The event that cut off the Confederacy from key supply lines to the West was the Union's control of the Mississippi River (through the Siege of Vicksburg), not the Battle of Gettysburg (so D is wrong).

Answer:

C. The Confederate army was forced out of Union territory and back into Virginia.