Question

Many national parks are sites that were important in American history. Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania is a Civil War site. A battle happened there. The park is dotted with cannons and encampments that bring its history to life.
Which of the following is the best way to revise the sentence in bold to include more precise language?
A. A fight happened there in the 1800s.
B. There was a terrible battle on that land long ago.
C. A really bad battle was fought on that land more than a hundred years ago.
D. One of the fiercest battles of the war was fought on that battleground in 1863.

Answer 1

Answer:

b

Explanation:

One score and more than 50 years ago, in the first days of July, Confederate General Robert E. Lee pushed his troops forward to Gettysburg, hoping to win a victory on northern soil and gain foreign recognition of the Confederacy. His hopes were soon dashed. After three days of dramatic battle, Union General George Meade defeated the Confederate army.

From July 1-3, nearly 200,000 Americans were engaged in a fierce struggle for the future of the country. Despite early successes, the Confederates could not pierce the Union “fish-hook”- shaped defensive line, although their attempts led to bloody clashes at places like Little Round Top, Devil’s Den, and Cemetery Hill.

The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in approximately 51,000 casualties and inspired President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Lincoln’s moving 2-minute oration, in which he memorialized the battle’s fallen and called for “a new birth of freedom” in the United States, remains one of the most famous speeches in American history.