In 1864, General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" Select one: a. attempted to avoid the civilian population. b. saw him face more resistance than Grant faced to his north. c. never reached the Atlantic Ocean. d. resulted in mass starvation among Sherman's troops. e. was designed in part to demoralize Southerners.

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Cailyn Green

28 January, 08:29

In 1864, General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" Select one: a. attempted to avoid the civilian population. b. saw him face more resistance than Grant faced to his north. c. never reached the Atlantic Ocean. d. resulted in mass starvation among Sherman's troops. e. was designed in part to demoralize Southerners.

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Carlos Dunn · Answer 1

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e. It was designed in part to demoralize Southerners.

Explanation:

Gen. Sherman and his troops impetuoulsy marched from Atlanta to Savannah in which he mainly burned and destroyed properties - houses, farms, mansions, lands, granaries -, and facing any force that would oppose him. He didn't intend to kill or massacre civilians, but the destruction of property and supplies was on purpose. The goal was to destroy the morale of the southern population to continue resistance to the advance of the North.