Answers GA-GSE Grade 8 Georgia Studies The Civil War in Georgia (Part I)Question 1

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The Civil War in Georgia (Part I)

Question 1 • GA-GSE Grade 8 Georgia Studies

Why did Union troops participate in the Great Locomotive Chase?

Answer

A

to allow a railroad to ship cotton and other crops to the North

B

to stop a railroad from shipping supplies to Confederate troops

C

to capture a railroad center in the South for the Union to use

D

to take over a railroad connected to a port and preserve the blockade

Explanation

Union volunteers entered Confederate territory to seize a locomotive and damage the Western & Atlantic Railroad. The railroad carried supplies and other resources to Confederate forces, so disrupting it could hinder the Confederacy’s war effort. The correct choice is “to stop a railroad from shipping supplies to Confederate troops.”

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