Why Is the Battle at Fort Donelson Significant

question 29

Multiple Choice

Why is the battle at Fort Donelson significant?

• A) It was the site of a major battle east of the Appalachian Mountains, where most militarily significant early battles took place.
• B) It was an important Union fortification on the Great Lakes that caused the Civil War to extend all the way into Canada.
• C) It ensured that Kentucky would fall to the Confederacy and would begin to institute the system of slavery as part of its new economy.
• D) It was the site of one of the first major Union victories, as the most important early battles in the war had happened in the West.
• E) It guaranteed that the Confederacy would maintain full control of its river system, including the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers.

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