Based on what you have learned in this assignment, what were the effects of Sherman's March on farmers in Georgia?

Check all the boxes that apply.

Farmers' lands became more profitable.

Many farmers lost their cattle and mules.

Farmers destroyed their own farms.

The army stole many wagons full of food.

Farmers lost workers as enslaved people ran away.

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Abbie Price

13 January, 18:31

Based on what you have learned in this assignment, what were the effects of Sherman's March on farmers in Georgia?

Check all the boxes that apply.

Farmers' lands became more profitable.

Many farmers lost their cattle and mules.

Farmers destroyed their own farms.

The army stole many wagons full of food.

Farmers lost workers as enslaved people ran away.

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Nixon · Answer 1

The correct answers is - Many farmers lost their cattle and mules.

Explanation:

During the Sherman's March (December, 1864) Union Army soldiers raided through the Georgia's countryside and pillaged farmlands. They took not only food but other valuables, like jewelry, and burned the plantations before moving forward. Many fields of crops, like cotton were burned. In general, the army was aiming to destroy property and valuables, including cattle.

Jackson Estes · Answer 2

B. Many farmers lost their cattle and mules.

D. The army stole many wagons full of food.

E. Farmers lost workers as enslaved people ran away.