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From November 15 until December 21, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause.
Trade supported, helped grow populations so all the villages grew. But then there is to many people and not enough food sometimes. Hope this helped!
b: forts, many forts were built while heading west and provided a mostly safe and easy to defend place for traders to stop and settlers to live.