Download March to the Sea PBS Activity - Academic

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Questions on the Video Clip, “Sherman’s March”
1. What was the general strategy behind General Sherman’s march to Savannah, Georgia? How important
was this march?
2. Why were Sherman and his men confident that the march to Savannah would be an easy one?
3. How did the spectacle of Andersonville Prison impact the Union population? How did Sherman’s March
to the Sea impact the Confederate population?
Questions on the Lyrics of the Song “Marching Through Georgia”
4. Explain how the first two stanzas of “Marching through Georgia” describe Sherman’s march to the sea.
5. How does the song corroborate (def. reinforce) Sherman’s remarks about foraging through Southern
farms?
6. How does the song summarize the mission of the Union to defeat the South?
Document A – Close Reading
Document B – Close Reading
7. Who was the author of this source? What
position/role did the author have during this time
period?
10. Who was the author of this source? What
position/role did the author have during this time
period?
8. What claims does the author make within the
source?
11. What claims does the author make within the
source?
9. What evidence does the author use to support
the claim(s)?
12. What evidence does the author use to support
the claim(s)?
Overall…
13. Do you think the North’s use of “total war” was (a) justified. Explain and use an example.
14. Do you think the North’s use of “total war” was (b) effective? Explain and use an example.