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President Lincoln put General Grant in charge because ____.

• he had been a top student at West Poin
• Grant promised he would win the war.
• he was a man of action
• they were good friends

General Grant cried in his tent during the Battle of the Wilderness.

• True
• False

At Cold Harbor, Union soldiers were confident that the war would soon be won and they would be going home.

• True
• False

When Grant laid siege at Petersburg, Confederates ____.

• quickly surrendered
• had no access to food and troops
• refused to give up
• Both "B" and "C"

While Grant focused on capturing Richmond, General Sherman was ____.

• marching through the Deep South
• fighting alongside Grant
• destroying Southern supply lines
• setting up a blockade at Mobile Bay

When Lincoln ran for reelection, it seemed unlikely that he would lose.

• True
• False

Most Confederates wanted Lincoln to be reelected.

• True
• False

Which of the following is the systematic destruction of an entire land—not just an army?

• blockade
• slash and burn
• terminal war
• total war

Sherman waged total war in the South because ____.

• he hated slavery and wanted to punish slave owners
• he hated Southerners and wanted to humiliate them
• he hoped it would help end the war.
• he was raiding the South for supplies

What was Sherman's march across Georgia toward the Atlantic called?

• Cold War
• Long Siege
• March to the Atlantic
• March to the Sea