Station G: Sherman's March to the Sea

The strategy of burning down railroads, factories, farmland, and anything else useful for an opponent in warfare is known as?

• Savage Warfare

• Complete Warfare

• Destructive Warfare

• Total Warfare

The following statement is an accurate description of Sherman's March to the Sea;

The March to the Sea was led by General William Sherman. It was the journey of the Union Army from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. During that trip the Union Army destroyed all factories, railroads, and farms along their path. This was known as total warfare.

• True

• False

What city did Sherman's Army head to following the burning of the city of Atlanta?

• Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Richmond, Virginia
• Savannah, Georgia

What did William Tecumseh Sherman give the city of Savannah to Abraham Lincoln as?

• His reward for victory in the Election of 1864
• His Christmas Gift
• His Birthday present
• His award for passage of the Emancipation Proclamation

What was Sherman's plan to end the war quickly?

• Asking soldiers to surrender

• Total war

• Capture as many confederates as possible

• Free all the slaves in the South

What was it called when Sherman's soldiers bent railroad tracks?

• Sherman's Shoes

• Sherman's Neck ties

• crooked fence posts

• Railroad wrap

Why was there no resistance from Confederate troops when Sherman reaches Savannah?

• The Confederate troops had no money for weapons to fight back

• They Confederate troops were ordered to abandon the area and resupply General Lee

• The entire city had been evacuated and burned

• The Confederate troops fled the area in fear

What word would not be used by anyone to describe General Sherman?

• Terrorist

• Destructive

• Peaceful

• Hero