The major issues that prisoners faced in Andersonville prison were:
- Water was scarce and polluted.
- Food supplies were inadequate so prisoners starved.
What were the major issues that prisoners faced in Andersonville prison? Select the two that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
Water was scarce and polluted.
Food supplies were inadequate so prisoners starved.
Food supplies were inadequate so prisoners starved.
Prisoners rebelled and staged an uprising.
Prisoners rebelled and staged an uprising.
Prison overcrowding forced prisoners to be freed early.
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What was the main outcome of Sherman’s March to the Sea?
(1 point)
Responses
It destroyed Georgia’s resources and forced the Union to live off the land.
It destroyed Georgia’s resources and forced the Union to live off the land.
It prevented the second highest losses of lives in the Civil War.
It prevented the second highest losses of lives in the Civil War.
It helped the Union seize Southern territory.
It helped the Union seize Southern territory.
It provided an opportunity to explore new military tactics.
(1 point)
Responses
It destroyed Georgia’s resources and forced the Union to live off the land.
It destroyed Georgia’s resources and forced the Union to live off the land.
It prevented the second highest losses of lives in the Civil War.
It prevented the second highest losses of lives in the Civil War.
It helped the Union seize Southern territory.
It helped the Union seize Southern territory.
It provided an opportunity to explore new military tactics.
The main outcome of Sherman’s March to the Sea was:
It destroyed Georgia’s resources and forced the Union to live off the land.
True or false: the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the South but not the North. (1 point)
Responses
True
True
False
Responses
True
True
False
True. The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the Confederate states (the South) but did not free those in the border states (the North) that remained loyal to the Union.
Why would the Union focus on blockading the port of Savannah during the Civil War? Select the two that apply
(2 points)
Responses
To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy
To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy
To place increased pressure on the state’s railroads
To place increased pressure on the state’s railroads
To prevent the Confederacy from being able to engage in trade
To prevent the Confederacy from being able to engage in trade
To force the Confederacy to move its capital city
(2 points)
Responses
To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy
To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy
To place increased pressure on the state’s railroads
To place increased pressure on the state’s railroads
To prevent the Confederacy from being able to engage in trade
To prevent the Confederacy from being able to engage in trade
To force the Confederacy to move its capital city
The Union would focus on blockading the port of Savannah during the Civil War for the following reasons:
- To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy.
- To prevent the Confederacy from being able to engage in trade.
1 answer