Peninsula Campaign

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/peninsula-campaign

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is the Peninsula Campaign?The primary peninsula region encompasses roughly 1,100 square miles (2,850 km²)
2. What language do people speak in the Peninsula Campaign?English is the predominant language; Spanish is the most common second language
3. Why did the Union choose the Virginia Peninsula for the campaign?The Union chose the peninsula because its rivers and coast made it a natural route to move troops and supplies toward Richmond.
4. What were the Seven Days Battles?The Seven Days Battles were a series of fights near Richmond where Confederate forces pushed back Union troops and stopped the campaign.

Amphibious Operation: A military action involving forces attacking from the sea onto land.
Dillon Rule: A legal principle in some U.S. states that limits local government powers to those expressly granted by the state.
Estuary: A partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it.