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Sherman's March

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was William Sherman?

a)

A slave

b)

A Union General

c)

A Confederate Soldier

d)

A Plantation Owner

2.

Where did Sherman's March take place?

a)

Georgia

b)

Ohio

c)

Florida

d)

Canada

e)

North Carolina

3.

What was Sherman's March?

a)

A large parade to celebrate the Succession of the South from the Union

b)

A march through Georgia giving supplies to the citizens

c)

A march through Georgia where soldiers destroyed and looted everything in their path.

d)

A slave revolt

4.

What were some of the goals of Sherman's March?

a)

Reduce Confederate morale

b)

Capture soldiers to interrogate

c)

Destroy Confederate supplies

d)

Cripple the warfare abilities of the Confederacy

e)

Sink Spanish trading ships

5.

Sherman's March happened in what year?

a)

1864

b)

1863

c)

1865

d)

1862

6.

When did Sherman capture Atlanta?

a)

September 3, 1864

b)

September 2, 1864

c)

September 1, 1864

d)

September 4, 1864

7.

Why was Atlanta important to capture?

a)

It was a railroad hub

b)

It had munitions factories

c)

It was an industrial center within the Confederacy

d)

It had warehouses and foundries that housed valuable supplies and resources

e)

All of the above

8.

What was the name of the strategy that Sherman used during his march?

a)

Attrition Warfare

b)

Guerrilla Tactics

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Total War

9.

What was the "Total War" strategy?

a)

Soldiers would destroy everything in their path, raid locations, and burn supplies.

b)

Soldiers would be implanted in the enemy army and start attacking them, sabotaging the enemy, and destroying supplies.

c)

Bombs would be dropped from planes on any structure in enemy territory.

10.

Where did Sherman's March end?

a)

Boston

b)

Charleston

c)

Atlanta

d)

Savannah

11.

When did Sherman's March to the Sea end?

a)

December 15, 1864

b)

December 21, 1864

c)

December 21, 1865

d)

December 15, 1865

12.

What did Sherman do after the march to the sea?

a)

Mysteriously died shortly after

b)

Retired from the Union army

c)

Marched to South Carolina

13.

How did Sherman capture Savannah?

a)

Planted explosives around the town

b)

He flanked the town

c)

The town was empty because they knew Sherman was coming

d)

The Union had already claimed Savannah when he got there

14.

About how many Confederate soldiers died by the end of the march?

a)

2,300

b)

1,300

c)

1,800

d)

3,000

15.

Who was the president of the Union during the march?

a)

George Washington

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Abraham Lincoln