The siege of Vicksburg was a major victory for the union because in capturing the city, the union had now captured the Mississippi River which would enable the union to use the river as a transportation waterway for supples and reinforcements. It also divided he South and made communication more challenging for it. Hope this helps!
So, a good answer to this would look at the following:
Economy:
The big difference between the North and South was the divide between industrial and agrarian. The Southern economy was heavily based on farming tobacco and cotton and used slave labor. The Northern economy developed into an industrial economy.
Social Structure:
Again, the Northern live was based around industrial bases located in urban centers. So, Northern social structures were based on merchant class structures while the Southern structure was based on who owned the largest plantation.
Daily Life:
Go into city v. country
Social Attitudes:
This is where the divide on slavery emerged. Religious differences between Unitarianism and Episcopal/Baptist faith fueled this
The concluding paragraph:
The question is asking you to take what you talked about above, particular in regards to geography, social structure, and daily life and apply it to the West. Does the West at the time sound more like New England's industrial urban centers or the South's spread out plantations in need of cheap workers?
Answer:
D
Explanation:
the media portrayed the Vietnam war in very negative ways and gave fuel to the fires of anti war protesting. without the media the protests wouldn't have happened on nearly as large of a scale because the people wouldn't have been very informed about the war in the first place
He got a peace letter with the rest of the country
The war ended British hegemony over Europe and showed that France was now a great power too. Joan of Arc's death and battles motivated Frenchmen to unite even more against British and eventually they won the war and became a power to be reckoned with in Europe.
