Which goals did Sherman hope to achieve with his scorched earth strategy? Check all that apply. He wanted to punish the people o
f the South. He wanted to force Georgians to join the Union army. He wanted to boost morale in the Northern states. He wanted to convince the Confederacy to mobilize its resources. He wanted to capture food and supplies for his troops.
The correct answers are: He wanted to punish the people of the South and he wanted to boost morale in the Northern states.
Sherman's March to the Sea and its scorched earth policy was a ploy by Sherman to make the war as uncomfortable as possible for the treasonous South. Sherman wanted the South to feel pain as a way to encourage them to quit the war.
