Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea

Who was General Sherman?

• Union General

• Confederate General

• General of the East

• General of the West

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What war strategy did General Sherman use as he marched through Georgia?

• All War

• Total War

• Lightning War

• Complete War

What happened during Sherman's March to the Sea?

• Sherman and his army lost to the Confederate army.

• Sherman and his army destroyed everything in their path.

• Sherman and his army went back to the north.

• Sherman and his men got lost at sea.

Why did General William T. Sherman capture Atlanta during the Civil War?

• to stop factories from making weapons for the Confederacy

• to take control of plantations and take the cash crops

• to encourage people to support the Confederacy

• to help the Confederacy win some battles

Sherman's March took place where?

• Started in New York then Connecticut then England.

• Started in Louisiana then Atlanta then New York.

• Started in Atlanta, then moved to Savannah and ended in South Carolina.

• The United States

When did Sherman's March take place

• 1866

• 1864

• 1867

• 1865

During the Atlanta Campaign General Sherman moved his army from where to where?

• Florida to South Carolina

• Florida to Georgia

• Tennessee to Atlanta

• North to the South

How do you think the South felt about Sherman's March?

Who was General Stonewall Jackson?

• General of the East

• General of the West

• General of the Union Army

• General of the Confederate Army

What was General William T. Sherman most known for in the Civil War?

• Fighting for states’ rights and succession

• Surrendering to General Grant at Appomattox

• Freeing enslaved people in Texas on Juneteenth

• Capturing Atlanta and marching through Georgia