The purpose of the nineteenth amendment was to
(a) create a federal income tax
(b) outlaw the consumption of alcohol
(c) end prohibition
(d) grant suff rage to women
(e) provide for the direct election of senators

because of its location and commercial importance, atlanta was used as a center for military operations and as a supply route by the confederate army during the civil war. therefore, it also became a target for the union army. general william tecumseh sherman and his troops captured the city in 1864.