Background/Reasoning
Participating Forces
Goals
Effect
Reaction/Legacy
100
What side was General Sherman on?
The Union
100
What happened between Sherman and Lee?
Both armies met in Virginia, him pushing to let other part of the army meet
100
What did he do from city to city?
He burned down city from city.
100
The march was a major hit to what?
It was a major hit to the industry of the south
100
Where did the Confederates run to from Sherman
They ran to Tennessee.
200
Where did the march begin and end?
Began:Atlanta Ended:Savannah
200
What happened to Sherman caused by William J. Hardee?
Launched a massive surprise attack in Savannah almost defeating the army
200
What tactic did Sherman and his soldiers use in the march, and explain the tactic
Scorched Earth; Scorched earth means destroying and burning everything in your path.
200
After the capture of which state was Abraham Lincoln re-election cemented?
The capture of Savannah
200
Who was was the general of the last southern army still standing against Sherman
General John Crawford
300
On which date did the march begin and end?
Began:November 16th, 1864 Ended:December 12th, 1864
300
How did Confederate Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood affect Sherman's army?
He stopped their supply of food and clothing The Military Division of the Mississippi could have given Sherman more of the division's soldiers.
300
Sherman and his soldiers burnt down anything he army needed, what are four things that the Confederacy needed and he burnt down.
Crops, barns, storehouses, ammo dumps, armories, factories, entire towns were burned down, any southern army soldiers he could find were killed
300
On which date did General Joseph Johnston surrender to Sherman?
April 26, 1865
300
List one war from each time period that used scorched earth. You may use you team for help. Do not include the Roman Era and the Ancient Times.
Twenty first Century: Syrian Civil War, Libyan Civil War, Gulf War, Sri Lankan Civil War Twentieth Century: World War I, World War II, Vietnam War Nineteenth Century: Native American wars, Philippine-American War, South American War of Independence, Napoleonic Wars Early Modern Era: Mughal-Maratha Wars, Wallachian-Ottoman Wars Middle Ages: Viking Period, Harrying of the North, High and Late Middle Ages
400
What did the troops destroy?
Military targets, industry, infrastructure, and civilian property
400
How could The Military Division of the Mississippi have helped Sherman with his march a little more?
The Military Division of the Mississippi could have given Sherman more of the division's soldiers.
500
What did Sherman say would do to the South's civilian population?
The horrors and consequences of war, and thus reduce the willpower of the population of the Confederacy to continue fighting?
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