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

(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.

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

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

These conditions contributed significantly to the high mortality rate at the prison during the Civil War.

Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?
(1 point)
• It granted US citizenship to all freedmen and freedwomen.
• It granted all freedmen and freedwomen the right to vote.
• It outlawed the practice of slavery in the United States.
• It freed all slaves in states rebelling against the Union.

The statement that is true of the Emancipation Proclamation is:

  • It freed all slaves in states rebelling against the Union.

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free, but it did not grant citizenship or the right to vote to freedmen and freedwomen, nor did it outlaw slavery throughout the entire United States.

Which reason best explains why the Union blockaded the port of Savannah, Georgia, during the Civil War?
(1 point)
• to prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy
• to place increased pressure on the state's railroads
O to force the Confederacy to move its capital city
• to liberate the state's enslaved population more quickly

The reason that best explains why the Union blockaded the port of Savannah, Georgia, during the Civil War is:

  • to prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy.

The Union blockade aimed to cut off supplies, resources, and trade to weaken the Confederate war effort.

Which Confederate victory successfully prevented the Union Army from invading
Georgia in 1863?
(1 point)
• Antietam
Chickamauga
Kennesaw Mountain
Gettysburg

The Confederate victory that successfully prevented the Union Army from invading Georgia in 1863 was:

  • Chickamauga.

The Battle of Chickamauga, fought in September 1863, was one of the major battles in the Western Theater of the Civil War and resulted in a significant Confederate victory, halting the Union advance into Georgia.