Question

Toward the end of the Civil War, how did General Grant affect Southern civilians?
(1 point)
Responses

He allowed those living in the South to keep ownership of their land.
He allowed those living in the South to keep ownership of their land.

He ordered his generals to impose a “total war” strategy on the South.
He ordered his generals to impose a “total war” strategy on the South.

He ordered his army to rebuild rural areas in the South damaged by the war.
He ordered his army to rebuild rural areas in the South damaged by the war.

He made sure that slavery was allowed to continue in the South.

Answer 1

He ordered his generals to impose a “total war” strategy on the South.

Grant authorized and supported harsh tactics (e.g., Sherman's March to the Sea) to destroy Confederate resources and break Southern civilian morale late in the war.