Question

Read the sequence of events.

Union forces under General Rosecrans drive the Confederate Army from Chattanooga, Tennessee into the mountains of northern Georgia. → Union troops chase the Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg into Georgia. →
Bragg’s army begins to grow as it receives reinforcements from all over the South. The Confederate Army turns and marches north towards Chattanooga. →
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Which of the following is the BEST next event in the sequence of events?
Responses
A Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Chickamauga.Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Chickamauga.
B Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Antietam.Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Antietam.
C Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Peachtree Creek.Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Peachtree Creek.
D Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
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Answer 1

A. Union and Confederate troops engage in the Battle of Chickamauga.

Explanation: Bragg’s reinforcements and his northward march toward Chattanooga led directly to the Battle of Chickamauga (September 1863) in northern Georgia.