SS8H5b The Civil War in Georgia

Add the correct word or phrase to each box to answer the question: How did the Union's blockade of Georgia's coast impact Georgia?

The Unions's blockade stopped ships from sailing OUT OF Georgia's ports. As a result, Georgia could not ​ (a)   . This limited Georgia's supply of ​ (b)   .

The Union's blockade stopped ships from sailing INTO Georgia's ports. As a result, Georgia could not ​ (c)   . This limited Georgia's supply of ​ (d)   .

Both results gave an advantage in the Civil War to ​ (e)   .

• export cotton
• money
• import manufactured goods
• goods like shoes and guns
• the North

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naval blockade

What was the purpose of the text marked as Section 1 (highlighted in blue)?

• to free slaves in states fighting against the Union

• to free slaves in the U.S. border states

• to free slaves in all of the United States

• to free slaves throughout the world

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Emancipation Proclamation

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence about the Emancipation Proclamation. (You will NOT use every word.)

The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves where the Union ​ (a)   the power to free slaves. The responsibility to protect the freed slaves was given to ​ (b)   .

• did not have
• the president
• had
• Congress

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Emancipation Proclamation

How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact the outcome of the Civil War? Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence to explain three ways.

1. It shifted the focus from ​​ (a)   to ​ (b)   .

2. It ​ (c)   Northerners' resolve to win the Civil War.

3. As the Union captured territory in the South, they set free more and more slaves. Thousands of freed Blacks enlisted in the ​ (d)   and fought to protect their freedom.

• preserving the Union
• abolishing slavery
• strengthened
• Union Army

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Emancipation Proclamation

What was the largest and most significant battle in Georgia during the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Chattanooga

• Battle of Chickamauga

• Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

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Chickamauga

What was the primary purpose of General Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign?

• to blockade roads leading into Atlanta in order to force troops there to surrender or starve

• to capture Atlanta as a gift for President Lincoln

• to supply food and ammunition to Confederate troops in Atlanta

• to cripple the South by capturing and destroying its manufacturing and railroad hubs

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March to Sea

Which event is being described by the text below?

Goals Included:

1. Destroy anything that could be used by Southern civilians or the Confederate Army.

2. Crush the spirit and willingness to fight of the Confederacy.

3. Force the South to surrender.

• The Atlanta Campaign

• The Battle of Chickamauga

• The Anaconda Plan

• Sherman's March to the Sea

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March to Sea

Choose the true statements about the military camp at Andersonville, Georgia during the Civil War. (There are multiple answers.)

• The military camp at Andersonville was a Confederate prison.

• Andersonville Prison was very spacious.

• Prisoners suffered from insect attacks and disease.

• Andersonville Prison had the highest death rate of any Civil War prison.

• Prisoners had ample access to food, shelter, and water.

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Which statement best summarizes Georgia’s role in the Civil War?

• Georgia played a major role in the Civil War, and Georgians sacrificed and suffered much loss and hardship.

• Georgia avoided becoming involved in the Civil War, and Georgians were not affected.

• Georgia played a minor role in the Civil War, and as a result, Georgians were barely affected.

• Georgia played a minor role in the Civil War, but Georgians still suffered and lost much.

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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

• 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.