(#15) Q1 - Module C: Sherman's March (The Impact) ACTIVITY

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Was William Tecumseh Sherman a hero or villain?
Each of the items in the left-hand column below belongs in the "He was a hero because..." category or the "He was a villain because..." category. Drag each item to the appropriate category. Some items belong in more than one category!

...only 20% of his destruction was even necessary.
...he ruined the southern economy and made it so the southerners had trouble rebuilding after the war.
...he managed to lead 60,000 troops for 300 miles with barely any supplies and hardly any deaths.
...he didn't kill any civilians on purpose.
...he hurt the Confederates' ability to fight the war when he destroyed the railroads, telegraphs, and factories in the city of Atlanta.
...he freed thousands of slaves.
...the way he conducted the war inflicted psychological torture on civilians.
...he stole from women, children, and the elderly.
...he treated North Carolina very fairly since many people there did not support the Confederacy.
...he never punished his men when they caused extra destruction.
...he helped to re-unite the United States.
...he followed the rules of war for the time period.
...he helped bring an end to the Civil War.