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Name: __________________________
Mr. Merrill Georgia History Class
GPS SS8H6b
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Battle of Atlanta _____
A. Prevent goods from coming in and out
Joseph Johnston _____
B. Confederate victory, no follow up attack
William T. Sherman _____
C. Path of Destruction
Sherman’s March to the Sea _____ D. Confederate General
Union Blockades _____
E. Smuggled goods into Confederacy
Blockade Runners _____
F. Union victory and Lincoln re-elected
Battle of Chickamauga _____
G. Union General
FILL-IN:
8. The Battle of _______________ was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.
9. The Battle of ________________ stopped Lee’s invasion of North in 1863.
10. Lincoln issued the ________________________________________ as step to end
slavery in the south and win the war.
11. The Union’s war strategy was the ____________________________________
which would strangle the South.
12. The Confederacy believed that ______________________________________
would get Great Britain and France on the side of the South.
13. More than 12,000 Union troops died at the Confederate prison of
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Anaconda Plan
Gettysburg
Andersonville
Antietam
Cotton Diplomacy
Emancipation Proclamation
14. One effect of the Union blockade on Georgia during the Civil War was that
A. Georgia became a British ally.
B. Imported goods were plentiful.
C. Union forces controlled the Mississippi River
D. Harvested cotton remained unsold, and war materials could not be imported.
15. What was Atlanta’s importance for the Confederacy during the Civil War?
A. It was most of the battles of the Civil War were fought.
B. Georgia’s soldiers fought harder around the city.
C. Because General Robert E. Lee said so!
D. Atlanta was one of the largest industrial and railroad centers in the Confederacy.
16. Why were the blockade runners important to Georgia during the Civil War?
A. They were able to move troops effectively.
B. They brought needed supplies into the state.
C. They were able to battle the Union navy successfully.
D. They were vital to the protection of Savannah and other ports.
Answer your questions in three or more sentences, and write it below the
question.
Why do you think that Georgia’s citizens suffered during the Civil War?