Atlanta Campaign

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The MOST LIKELY reason General William T. Sherman wanted to control the rail lines running through Atlanta, Georgia, during his "Atlanta Campaign" was because he wanted to

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cut off the flow of supplies to the Confederate army.

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Union General who led the Atlanta Campaign

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William T. Sherman

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Atlanta's military importance to the Confederacy is that it was the

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Railroad center of the Confederacy

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What was at stake in the Battle of Chickamauga? Options: access to ammunition, the fate of Washington D.C., control of the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga, access to the port city of Savannah

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control of the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga

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Which Georgia port city did Fort Pulaski protect? Options: Brunswick, Savannah, Darien, Atlanta

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Savannah

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This event made it difficult for farmers and merchants to sell their products.  It also made it hard for the Confederacy to receive their supplies.

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The blockade of Georgia's coast

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When did African-Americans begin fighting in the Civil War?

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When Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

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The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in __________________ were free.

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The rebel states, the Confederacy

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People who campaigned to end slavery were called ____.

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abolitionists

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Many southern states believe that the state should be the final authority over slavery. This belief is an example of

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states' rights