Destruction of everything in their path--The goal of the Atlanta Campaign was to destroy Southern morale and a few major cities effectively cutting the South in two.
The Atlanta Campaign attempted to destroy South Carolina, Savannah and Atlanta, GA. Doing this would ruin the morale of the South and take away valuable material and financial resources. The end goal would also cut the South in two ruining supply-lines.
When it came to the early 1500's, there was no separation of church and state. The king was always kept in check by the church. Although everybody in the kingdoms answered to the kings, the kings answered to God. All the rules that were put in place were done so in respect of the church's commandments, keeping in mind what God wanted the people to do.
A firestorm of protests and gave the antiwar movement a new rallying point. College students across the nation intensified their antiwar protests with marches, rallies, and scattered incidents of violence. About 400 schools were affected by strikes and more than 200 colleges and universities closed completely.