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What was Andersonville?
a) A Confederate prison located in Georgia
b) A Confederate railroad hub
c) A Union prison located in South Carolina
d) A Union blockade along the coast
What battle was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?
a) Gettysburg
b) Antietam
c) Chickamauga
d) Appomattox
How did the Battle of Chickamauga effect the Confederacy?
a) it temporarily kept the Union army out of Georgia after they had taken Chattanooga?
b) It pushed the Union troops into Georgia
c) It temporarily allowed the Union to take over Georgia
d) It allowed the Union to begin Sherman's March to the Sea
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a) It was the document that banned slavery in the Confederate states
b) It was the document that officially ended the war after the battle of Antietam
c) It stated voting rights could not be denied based on race
d) It allowed blacks to officially join the Confederate army
Why was it important for the Union to create a blockade along southern coasts?
a) The blockade made it to where the South could not get supplies from international or local sources
b) With the blockade, there was no way to retreat from battles so surrender was the only option
c) There was no benefit to creating a blockade for the Union
d) The Union used the blockade to continue the slave trade
Why did Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?
a) He spared the hometown of his friend
b) He gave Savannah to General Grant for Christmas
c) He gave Savannah to Lincoln for Christmas and protected the 28 million worth of cotton stored there
d) He had divided the upper and lower Confederacy so he did not need to destroy Savannah
As they left Atlanta, what did Sherman and his men do?
a) Burned to city to the ground and continue to do so throughout his march to the sea
b) Left the city intact and gave the Confederates back their land
c) Divided the city in half with the Union controlling one section of it
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In what state did the battle of Gettysburg take place?
a) Pennsylvania
b) Maryland
c) Virginia
d) Georgia
What was significant about the Battle of Gettysburg?
a) The Confederate victory was the turning point in the war
b) The battle was the bloodiest day in U.S. history
c) The Confederates were defeated and they never recovered from their losses
d) The Confederate pushed the Union army out of Georgia
William T. Sherman attacked the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to
a) retaliate for lives lost in the battle of Atlanta
b) force Georgia troops to return home to defend Georgia
c) end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war
d) punish the south for seceding from the Union and forming the Confederacy
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