Question

question 3 of 10
toward the end of the civil war, what did general sherman’s special field order number 15 do?

a. it gave the confederate soldiers in georgia land to farm.

b. it forced white southerners to work on land owned by african americans.

c. it gave 40 acres of land and a mule to freed african americans.

d. it made all the african american men in atlanta join the union army.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Confederate soldiers were not the target of this order; it was for freed African Americans, so A is wrong.
• Option B: The order didn't force white Southerners to work for African Americans. It was about distributing land to freed slaves, so B is incorrect.
• Option C: General Sherman's Special Field Order Number 15 allocated 40 acres of land (and later a mule was provided) to freed African Americans, which matches historical facts.
• Option D: The order was not about conscripting African American men in Atlanta into the Union Army, so D is wrong.

Answer:

C. It gave 40 acres of land and a mule to freed African Americans.