1. Why did William T. Sherman want to attack Columbia? (1 point)

Question

because he had lost a previous skirtysh there

Obecause he wanted to attack the capital of the state where the war began

Obecause it was located directly in his line of march from Georgia to North Carolina

Obecause it was a symbol of arrogance and the plantation economy that pushed the nation toward war

2. Which statement best explains why "total war" could have ended the Civil War (1 point)

Olt would destroy all the Southerners food supplies.

Olt would demoralize people and cause them to lose interest in the war

Olt would kill young people who might replenish the South's military forces

Olt would show the solidarity and overwhelming strength of the Union forces

Answer 1

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