What were the major issues that prisoners faced in Andersonville prison? Select the two that apply.

Question

(2 points)

• Water was scarce and polluted.

• Food supplies were inadequate so prisoners starved.

• Prisoners rebelled and staged an uprising.

• Prison overcrowding forced prisoners to be freed early.

Answer 1

The two major issues that prisoners faced in Andersonville prison were:

• Water was scarce and polluted.
• Food supplies were inadequate so prisoners starved.

Answer 2

What was the main outcome of Sherman's March to the Sea?
(1 point)
O 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 helped the Union seize Southern territory.
• It provided an opportunity to explore new military tactics.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

True or false: the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the South but not the
North. (1 point)
• True
• False

Answer 5

True. The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate states (the South) but did not free slaves in the border states (the North) that remained loyal to the Union.

Answer 6

Why would the Union focus on blockading the port of Savannah during the Civil War? Select the two that apply (2 points)
• To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy
• To place increased pressure on the state's railroads
• To prevent the Confederacy from being able to engage in trade
• To force the Confederacy to move its capital city

Answer 7

The two reasons the Union would focus on blockading the port of Savannah during the Civil War are:

• To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy.
• To prevent the Confederacy from being able to engage in trade.