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

Question

options:

Water was scarce and polluted.
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.

Answer 1

The major issues that prisoners faced in Andersonville prison were:

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

These two issues were critical factors that contributed to the suffering and high mortality rate among prisoners at Andersonville.

Answer 2

What was the main outcome of Sherman’s March to the Sea?

options:

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.

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.

This campaign aimed to cripple the South's war effort by destroying infrastructure, supplies, and morale.

Answer 4

True or false: the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the South but not the North.

Answer 5

True. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared the freedom of all enslaved people in the Confederate states (the South) but did not apply to enslaved individuals in the border states (which were loyal to the Union) or specific areas of the South that were already under Union control. Thus, it only effectively freed slaves in areas of the South still in rebellion.

Answer 6

Why would the Union focus on blockading the port of Savannah during the Civil War? Select the two that apply

options:

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

Answer 7

The Union focused on blockading the port of Savannah during the Civil War for the following two reasons:

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

These actions were part of the Union's broader strategy to weaken the Confederate economy and hinder its ability to sustain the war effort.