Also in July 1863, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant took Vicksburg (Mississippi) in the Siege of Vicksburg, a victory that would prove to be the turning point of the war in the western theater.Oct 15, 2009
In the eastern part of the confederacy, the Army of the Protomac met with mixed success. The Union Army failed to capture Richmond and won at Antietam only because the Confederates withdrew from the field first.
D) about a quarter of Southerners had enslaved workers.
Not everyone in the South operated with slaves as their labor force. There were also smaller family farms and such. But those who did hold slaves in operating plantations held large numbers of slaves, and so the institution of slavery was a gigantic part of the Southern economy.
Maybe for power? The Nazis might have known that if you wanted to break a family apart, you could take the kids away from the parents. Since the parents dont want their kid harmed, or worse, they probably would do almost anything to save them. This might result in them fighting for the Nazis or supporting them, in order to save their young. With the parents depressed and searching for their young, the Nazis might have a smooth and easy takeover.
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Tennessee was the first ex-confederate state to ratify the 14th amendment.
