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