Union Blockade
The Union Blockade is also known as _____.
Why is it called this?
Anaconda Plan.
"Squeezing the Confederate States of American to death."
Blocking off the Confederacy's access to supplies like an Anaconda.
The North is the _________ and the South is the ____________.
Union and Confederacy
What was the second bloodiest war of the Civil War?
The Battle of Chickamauga
Why was Atlanta targeted by the Union Army?
It was a major railroad and transportation hub for the Confederacy.
What was the purpose of the Union Blockade?
To block Southern Confederate ports and along the Atlantic Ocean and Mississippi River.
What was the initial purpose of the Civil War?
To preserve the Union
True or False: The battle was the largest ever fought in the state of Georgia.
True.
How did the Atlanta Campaign affect the South’s ability to continue fighting?
It weakened the Confederacy by destroying factories, railroads, and supplies.
Did Lincoln believe the Union Blockade was successful? Why?
No, because it further separated the Union and the Confederacy instead of uniting them together to preserve the Union.
What caused the shift in the purpose of the war? The purpose went from ____ to _____
The Emancipation Proclamation.
Preserving the Union to Freedom of enslaved people.
Why was the town of Chattanooga sought after to capture?
It was a gateway to the Confederate railroad and transportation hub: Atlanta
What was the main goal of Sherman’s March to the Sea?
To destroy the South’s ability to fight by targeting supplies, railroads, and morale
What was an effect of forts and port cities like Fort Pulaski and Savannah being destroyed and captured along Georgia's coast?
It allowed the Union to control port cities' access to trade.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all slaves in rebelling (Confederate) States.
Why was Chickamauga considered a turning point in Georgia’s part of the war?
It was the last major Confederate victory in the West, and Union forces soon gained control of Chattanooga.
How did the destruction during Sherman’s March affect the outcome of the Civil War?
It crippled the South’s economy and resources, speeding up the Confederate surrender.
What was the U.S. Navy's role in the Civil War?
Helped prevent the South from selling and purchasing goods and supplies to Europe by facilitating the blockade of supplies along the coast.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation strengthen the Union army?
It allowed African Americans to enlist as soldiers, adding thousands of troops.
Even though the Confederacy won the Battle of Chickamauga, how did the battle actually help the Union in the long run?
The Union’s later control of Chattanooga gave them access to railroads and a launching point for Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.
How did the events of the Atlanta Campaign prepare the Union Army for Sherman’s March to the Sea?
The capture of Atlanta gave Sherman control key Confederate supply lines.