Question

1. What event in 1860's convinced many Georgia leaders and other southern states to change their minds about wanting to stay in the Union. Why would they now consider secession?
2. What basic plan did each side plan to use to end the war quickly?
3. How did the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battles of Gettysburg, and Vicksburg turn the tide of war in favor of the North?
4. In what did war transform the lives of African Americans?
5. How did the Civil War impact the South? How did it impact the nation as a whole?
6. Describe the devastation and destruction Georgia faced during the war. What is one event that you can think of the most that left the most devastation.

Answer 1

Answer: 1) Joseph Brown convinced everyone that if they stayed in the Union, Lincoln would end up freeing their slaves, and they should not follow any interventions Lincoln passed.

2. They knew if they fought the opposing side for long enough, one would eventually give in due to loss of manpower and supplies.

3. The Emancipation gave the North the aid of runaway slaves to help fight. Also, Vicksburg and Gettysburg were the beginning of a streak of wins for the North, boosting the morale of the Northerners.

4. African Americans were given full citizenship, and eventually were treated the same way white men were.

5. The war completely destroyed the south, stripping it of its people and its land. It did the same to the North, but the impact wasn’t as great.

6. Georgia’s economy was completely destroyed and a majority of the men were dead. Georgia was the last to reenter the Union in 1870.

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