Ch Life During Wartime How wartime effected: Southern slaves Greater freedom More able to resist slavery Some became Confederate soldiers Sabotaged plantations Worked less

Southern economy Shortages of food Rampant inflation Food riots smuggling

Northern economy Industrial boom Huge profits for businesses Decline in standard of living Women entered paid labor force Labor unrest, low wages, income tax, inflation

Soldiers on both sides Filthy surroundings, limited diet, inadequate health care Death

African-American soldiers in the North Discrimination Separate regiments commanded by white officers Not allowed to rise above rank of captain Lower pay, higher mortality rate. Massachusetts 54 th Regiment First regiment of Northern blacks to fight in the Civil War. (1863). 600 men in the regiment. These African American soldiers displayed a great deal of commitment and bravery.

White women in the North and in the South North- entered paid labor force South- More responsibility on farms and plantations Both- Served as nurses and worked in hospitals

Taxation in the North Income tax

Health Care Limited medical knowledge Little or no knowledge of hygiene U.S. Sanitary Commission set up to improve hygienic conditions of army camps and to recruit and train nurses.

Key Terms Fort Pillow- Fort in Tennessee where Confederate troops killed over 200 African American prisoners and some whites. Andersonville- Worst Confederate prison located in Georgia. There was no shelter, and prisoners drank from the same stream that served as their sewer. Clara Barton- Nurse for the Union who became known as the “Angel of the battlefield” Income tax- A tax that takes a specified percentage of an individual’s income.