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Why did William T. Sherman want to attack Columbia?
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Why did William T. Sherman want to attack Columbia?
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because he had lost a previous skirmish there
because he had lost a previous skirmish there

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

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

because it was a symbol of arrogance and the plantation economy that pushed the nation toward war
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Which statement best explains why “total war” could have ended the Civil War?
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It would destroy all the Southerners’ food supplies.
It would destroy all the Southerners’ food supplies.

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

It would kill young people who might replenish the South’s military forces.
It would kill young people who might replenish the South’s military forces.

It would show the solidarity and overwhelming strength of the Union forces.
It would show the solidarity and overwhelming strength of the Union forces.
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Which South Carolina city was destroyed by William T. Sherman?
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Aiken
Aiken

Charleston
Charleston

Florence
Florence

Orangeburg
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pick one of the anweseres I gave you
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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to end the Civil War?
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Honey Hill, South Carolina
Honey Hill, South Carolina

Appomattox, Virginia
Appomattox, Virginia

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
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- Oxford historian Theodore R. Weeks asserts that Sherman intended to destroy Columbia as part of his strategy to break the will of the Confederates and demoralize the Southern population.
- Sherman believed that by attacking and burning Columbia, he could significantly weaken the Confederate war effort and hasten the end of the Civil War.
- Some argue that Sherman ordered the attack on Columbia in retaliation for the burning of Union-held Atlanta by Confederate forces.
- Another reason could be that Columbia was a major transportation and supply hub for the Confederacy, making it a strategic target for Sherman's forces.
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because it was located directly in his line of march from Georgia to North Carolina
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It would show the solidarity and overwhelming strength of the Union forces.
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Columbia
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Charleston
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Appomattox, Virginia