Quiz #2

Where was the site of the largest and bloodiest Civil War battle in Georgia?

• Chickamauga

• Andersonville

• Atlanta

• Savannah

How did Sherman’s March to the Sea affect the state of Georgia?

• It distracted Union attention away from Georgia, allowing state militias to regroup

• It destroyed Georgia’s agriculture and infrastructure, devastating the economy

• It allowed Georgia to retaliate when Sherman’s forces reached Savannah

• It diverted Union troops from the coast so Georgians could break the blockade

One purpose of General William T. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” was to

• Break the spirits of Confederate citizens

• Allow troops under his command to get rest

• Find ships to sail his soldiers to the North

• Prove that he was the most skilled Union general

Of the choices provided, which proved to be the MOST dangerous for prisoners in Andersonville Prison during the Civil War?

• Torture by Confederate guards

• Waterborne and airborne diseases

• Seasonal storms in south Georgia

• Being sent to fight for the South

The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. William T. Sherman was victorious in capturing the city of Atlanta and the victory boosted the morale of the North.

What was the MOST important outcome in the Atlanta campaign of 1864?

• The surrender at Appomattox

• The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi

• The re-election of President Abraham Lincoln

• The immediate capture of the city of Savannah, Georgia

The military action in what city gave the Union Army complete control over Confederate rail lines in the “Deep South” and set the stage for Sherman’s “March to the Sea”?

• Andersonville

• Atlanta

• Chattanooga

• Chickamauga

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

• prevent residents of the city from fleeing to the North.

• cut off the flow of supplies to the Confederate army.

• use the rail lines to quickly transport his troops.

• extend the rail lines into the northern states.

Which number on the timeline represents the period in which the American Civil War was fought?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Sherman believed that the Civil War would end only if the Confederacy's strategic, economic, and psychological capacity for warfare were decisively broken. Sherman therefore applied the principles of scorched earth: he ordered his troops to burn crops, kill livestock, consume supplies, and destroy civilian infrastructure along their path.

What offers the BEST reasoning behind William Tecumseh Sherman's strategy of using "total war" to defeat the South?

• The strategy of "total war" was needed to stop the Confederates from trading with France and England.

• Sherman's men wanted revenge for the horrifying treatment of Union soldiers in Andersonville prison camp.

• The destruction in Georgia would be so complete that it would break the Confederacy's will to continue fighting.

• The invasion of Georgia would lead to armed revolt by the slaves, which in turn would help the Union win the war.

Which event from the Civil War is MOST likely portrayed in this engraving?

• the bombardment of Fort Sumter

• the running of the Union blockade

• the scorched earth campaign of General Sherman

• the Confederate victory at the Battle of Bull Run