<span>Although it is quite clear that Roman Catholic thinkers, notably Copernicus, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), and Rene Descartes (1596-1650), played a major role in the early part of the scientific revolution, the later period does seem to be dominated by developments in Protestant countries, even through the Protestant</span>
I think... The scientific revolution was a period when intelectual began to think of the world in a new way.
The Siege of Vicksburg was a major union victory because it allowed the Union forces to control the Mississippi River and had the effect to cut the Confederate forces in half by isolation.
