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What Union general led the northern army on its "March to the Sea" and saw to it that much of Georgia's capital resources were destroyed?

• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• William T. Sherman
• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• It freed all slaves in states fighting against the Union.

• It freed all slaves in the United States

• It put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of all Union forces.

• It allowed slaves to fight in the Confederate army.

What was the impact of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”?

• It convinced the South that they could win the war.

• It convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

• It forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Georgia.

• It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy.

Of the choices provided, which proved to be 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

This Civil War-era illustration is showing

• Grant's victory at Shiloh.

• Sherman's "March to the Sea".

• Scott's victory at Gettysburg.

• the Union blockade of the South.

This was the second bloodiest battle of the Civil War with over 34,000 casualties and the largest battle ever fought in Georgia. It was a Confederate victory.

• Battle of Chickamauga

• Battle of Kettle Creek

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• Siege of Savannah

At the conclusion of the Civil War, Captain Henry Wirtz was executed by the Federal government for his actions during the war. Which of these BEST explains the reason for his being put to death?

• He helped to plan the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

• He was the commandant of Andersonville Prison in Georgia.

• He led the forces that were in charge of defending Atlanta.

• He was in charge of the troops that had fired on Ft. Sumter.

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

The Emancipation Proclamation

• made slavery legal

• began slavery

• ended slavery in the Confederate states

• ended slavery only in the North

Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Ulysses S. Grant