It ended the Confederacy's advance into the North.

It was the beginning of Sherman's March to the Sea.

The Confederacy captured a major port on the Atlantic Coast.

The Union gained control of the South's largest railroad station.

Railroads were destroyed in the North and South and BOTH struggled to recover.

Reuniting the divided country helped both the North and South quickly recover.

The North struggled to recover, while the South recovered quickly.

The South struggled to recover, while the North recovered quickly.

Other countries would not trade with the Southern states.

Most of the fighting during the war took place in the South.

Slavery continued to be legal in the North but not in the South.

The federal government made the Southern states pay for the war.

with the capture of Atlanta, Georgia

with Robert E. Lee's surrender to William T. Sherman

with the capture of Savannah, Georgia

with William T. Sherman's surrender to Robert E. Lee

He destroyed railroads that farmers used to ship their crops.

He burned the cotton crops that farmers sold to make a living.

He wanted to free the slaves, who did much of the work in the South.

He attacked the British, who bought most of the cotton grown in the South.

The battle took place in Charleston Harbor, Confederate forces attacked a Union fort, This was the first major battle of the Civil War.

The battle took place on the Mississippi River.

Union forces attacked a Confederate fort.

This was the last major battle of the Civil War.

Lee owed his patriotism to the Confederate States of America.

Lee valued his loyalty to the state of Virginia more than his patriotism.

Lee was a dishonest person and was not loyal to any country or state.

Lee worked as a spy for the United States while pretending to fight against it.

disagreement over whether slavery should be legal.

disagreement over how many senators each state had.

disagreement over whether women should be allowed to vote.

disagreement over how the government treated American Indians.

She wanted to help people understand the horrors of slavery. She wanted to convince people to fight to end the practice of slavery.

She wanted to convince people that all Northerners were kind.

She wanted to convince people that all Southerners were bad people.

She wanted to help people understand the economic importance of slavery.

repairing roads damaged by war

destroying Confederate railroads

building railroads for the Union army

planting crops in order to feed soldiers

Southern farm owners could not find enough workers.

The federal government needed a federal police force.

Former slaves were struggling to find food and shelter.

Southern states needed help rebuilding infrastructures.

that the practice of slavery was illegal

that the right to vote was held by all men

that states could not limit the rights of citizens

that states had the right to secede from the Union

whether states should have the right to secede

whether African Americans had the right to vote

whether slavery would be legal in the United States

whether the country would add new states in the West

the increasing number of rights extended to African Americans

the mistreatment of American Indians by the federal government

the push by state governments to punish former Confederate officers

the desire among Southerners to rejoin the Union as soon as possible

to protect African Americans from discrimination

to create economic opportunities for African Americans

to help the government better represent African Americans

to prevent African Americans from exercising their legal rights

The laws were created to support vulnerable citizens.

The laws expanded the voting rights of white citizens.

Many of the laws legally mandated racial segregation.

Many of the laws were designed to reduce immigration.

General Sherman destroyed the railroads and buildings.

The city grew after the Confederacy built new forts in the city.

The Confederacy built large walls surrounding the city's rail lines.

General Sherman gave the city to American Indians who helped him.

the importance of Southern states fighting for what they believed in

the importance of protecting the rights granted to African Americans

the importance of the nation coming together following the Civil War

the importance of colonists joining forces to oppose their British rulers