Presidential Reconstruction

Question 1

Northern forces targeted Richmond, Virginia, because it was

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the capital of the Confederacy.

Question 2

How did the Atlanta Campaign end?

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Atlanta surrendered to Union forces.

Question 3

How did Sherman's capture of Atlanta affect the outcome of the 1864 presidential election?

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It increased support for Abraham Lincoln, and he won re-election.

Question 4

Of the 600,000 American soldiers killed in the Civil War, the majority died

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from disease.

Question 5

Which best describes the March to the Sea?

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It was a destructive tactic that helped end the war.

Question 6

Which made Atlanta an important city for the Confederacy? Check all that apply.It was located on the Mississippi.It was located near the Union states.It was a communications center.It was a transportation hub.It was a manufacturing center.It was a center of learning.

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It was a communications center.; It was a transportation hub.; It was a manufacturing center.

Question 7

Wanting to avoid the same fate as Atlanta, the city of Savannah

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surrendered to the North without a fight.

Question 8

In an effort to end the Civil War, in 1864 the Union planned to

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invade Georgia and destroy it.

Question 9

Which is the best description of a scorched earth policy?

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the destruction of an opponent’s resources

Question 10

Georgia was most important to the Confederacy because it was

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a center of manufacturing.

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