Question

What was the MAIN purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" in the Civil War?

A) to capture Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor
B) to destroy the South's economic ability to fight.
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C) to convince France and Britain to get out of the war
D) to permanently destroy Georgia's ability to produce cotton

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) to destroy the South's economic ability to fight.

Sherman wanted to make the South hurt, economically, enough that they would be convinced to leave the war.