SAT II World History : North and South America
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Example Question #21 : North And South America
Sherman’s March to the Sea was from __________.
Richmond to Charleston
Washington D.C. to Richmond
Tennessee to New Orleans
Atlanta to Savannah
Charlotte to Charleston
Atlanta to Savannah
Sherman’s March to the Sea was a Union military campaign of the Civil War. Union troops, led by William Tecumseh Sherman, marched from Atlanta to Savannah, in Georgia, attacking civilian property, farmland, Confederate infrastructure, and supply lines. It is considered an important campaign in the history of the Civil War and in the history of military campaigns in general as an early example of a scorched-earth policy of warfare.
Example Question #12 : Other American History From 1500 C.E. To 1900 C.E.
Which of these statements about the North and the South in the years immediately before the Civil War is most true?
The majority of people in the South owned slaves, while in the North, slavery was illegal.
The North was a far more industrial economy than the South.
The South had greater political influence than the North.
The North had more slave-owning citizens than the South.
The South had a much higher population than the North.
The North was a far more industrial economy than the South.
At the outbreak of Civil War, the industrial economy of the North was far more developed than the economy of the South, which was still a largely agrarian or plantation-based economy. The population of the North was much higher than the population of the South, and therefore the North had greater political influence. It is actually not true that the majority of people in the South owned slaves; it was a very small minority, but a prominent minority.
Example Question #22 : North And South America
Which of these was not a Confederate state during the Civil War?
North Carolina
Texas
Georgia
Virginia
Ohio
Ohio
The Civil War was roughly divided evenly into sides of the North and the South, so any of these states that are Southern states would be Confederate states. This includes Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia. Not listed but also Confederate states during the Civil War were Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Ohio would have been a Union state during the Civil War.
Example Question #23 : North And South America
The Second Great Awakening was a revival movement of __________.
political involvement
scientific education
architectural design
Christianity
artistic ability
Christianity
The Second Great Awakening was a revival of Protestant Christianity in the 1790s and early nineteenth century. It was particularly prominent in the formerly Puritan Northeast. The Second Great Awakening was a social movement that involved a return to religious teachings and guidance on Protestant way of life.
Example Question #24 : North And South America
Sherman’s March to the Sea occurred during __________.
the Mexican-American War
the War of 1812
the Civil War
the Revolutionary War
the Spanish-American War
the Civil War
Sherman’s March to the Sea is a famous and important military campaign that took place during the Civil War. Sherman marched his Union army from Atlanta to Savannah in Georgia in a little over a month, destroying vital Confederate infrastructure and supply lines. The troops also destroyed farmland and civilian property.
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