Amanda Thornton

General Sherman "March to the Sea" was important for the civil war effort because

• It placed the Mississippi River under Union control.

• It convinced Great Britain to stop supporting the Confederacy.

• Important railroads tracks were destroyed, severing supply lines for Confederate forces

• Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender his forces as a direct result of Sherman's victory

Which of these battles is remembered for being both the largest battle ever fought in Georgia and for being one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War?

• Battle of Atlanta

• Battle of Savannah

• Battle of Chickamauga

• Battle of Fort Pulaski

How is the city of Savannah related to the Union strategy of a full blockade of Confederate ports?

• Savannah was the last port needed to be secured in order to totally blockade the coast of Georgia

• Savannah was the lease significant city in Georgia, and the Union strategy centered on securing Atlanta and capturing the Tennessee River

• Savannah was the least significant cith in Georgia, and the Union strategy center on securing Atlanta and capturing the Chattahoochee River

• Savannah was the most significant port in Georgia, and the Union strategy centered on securing bases at Savannah and outlying islands to fully blockade Georgia

What was the name of the prison camp in Georgia?

• Auschwitz

• Savannah

• Andersonville

• Chickamauga

The March to the Sea was done by whom?

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

The Atlanta Campaign was a March from

• Chattanooga - Atlanta

• Atlanta - Savannah

• Dalton-Macon

• Chattanooga-Macon

The March to the Sea went from what city to _______________________-

• Atlanta - Savannah

• Atlanta- Andersonville

• Chattanooga-Atlanta

• Dalton-Milledgeville

What strategy did Sherman use to destroy the South?

• Attrition
• Guerrilla War
• Siege War
• Total War

Why did General Sherman believe that "war is cruelty and the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over"?

• He believed in causing minimal harm

• He thought it would shorten the war

• He wanted to demonstrate power

• He was misquoted in historical texts

What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

• to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

• to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

• to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war

• to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies