Question

Which of the following best describes the effects of Sherman’s march across the Carolinas?
A. Union forces destroyed large amounts of property, including homes and food sources.
B. Union forces destroyed many civilians throughout the Carolinas.
C. Union forces were quickly defeated by Confederate forces, which strengthened morale in the Carolinas.
D. Union and Confederate forces were in a deadlock in the Carolinas, which drained the soldiers and supplies there.

Answer 1

A. Union forces destroyed large amounts of property, including homes and food sources.

Sherman’s Carolinas campaign used "total war" tactics—destroying railroads, crops, warehouses, and other infrastructure to break the South’s ability and will to fight, rather than mass killing civilians or being defeated.