Divisions Over
The War
The War
Where was opposition to the war the greatest?
Georgia and North carolina
What did workers not wanting to leave their jobs cause?
Riots
What did congress do to fight the costs of the war?
Imposed taxes
What was the main thing women took over during the war?
Nurseing
The gradual rise in price
Inflation
Who were the Presidents of both sides during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
What did people call the war after the draft?
"A poor man's fight."
What effect did invading Union armies have on the south?
Destroyed crops which caused production to decline.
What professions did women take over during the war?
Teachers and Nurses
What is a system of required military service?
Draft
All northerners supported a war to end slavery or even to restore the Union and all white southerners supported a war to defend slavery or secession.
True/False
False
What were all three draft ranges?
18 to 35
17 to 50
20 to 45
What did women do to help in the war?
looted shops for food, cloth, and shoes
What places did women take over during the war?
Farms
Plantations
Businesses
Unlawful imprisonment
Habeus Corpus
How did some people on both sides try to disrupt the war efforts?
Encourage dissertation and stop volunteering.
What people avoided being drafted?
Wealthy people/ Slave owners.
What happened to the Northern economy?
There was major inflation
What was Clara Barton's nickname and what organization did she help?
Angel of the Battlefield
Red Cross
Northern democrats that opposed the war
Copperheads
who supported the war the most?
Regions with large slaveholding plantations
Why did many men desert on a temporary basis?
They were farmers who tended to their fields and then came back.
How did the North weaken the South's economy?
They blockaded the Atlantic Coast
What factory and government jobs did women get?
Making ammunition and currency
Federal paper money
Curency