1. Life During the Civil War

2. The Lives of Soldiers Which side was suffering during the War? Both
What are some reasons for this?
High death tolls
Medical facilities were overcrowded
Starvation

3. Women and the War What roles did women perform during the War?
Teachers
Office Workers
Salesclerks
Government Workers
Farm Managers
War Jobs
Medics, nurses, ect

4. Life at Home Which side was effected more by the war? The South- Why?
Battles were mostly fought in the South
Crops and homes were lost
Shortages in food and feed for animals
Shortages in clothing, medicine, shelter

5. Opposition to the War Did everyone want war????
No- Republican party began to split on war issues.
Enlistments began to decline on both sides.
What did they do?
South enlisted a Draft
First the North tries using bounties
Eventually they also enlist a draft

6. Avoiding War What were some ways men were able to avoid war?????
In the South if you lived on a plantation with more than 20 slaves you could stay home
In the north you could hire a substitute or pay the government $300 o avoid being drafted
What do you think this did?
Caused a lot of people to label this a “rich man’s war, but a poor man’s fight.”

7. War and the Economy Which sides economy was hurt by the war? Both
Who was able to cope with it better and why?
The North had more resources and industry
What did each side do to pay for the War?
Borrowed money-by selling war bonds
Increased taxes
Printed paper money

8. Show me the Money What happened to the economy in the North???
They were able to prosper during the war because it actually had the factories and resources to support the war and the steady demand for supplies

9. And the South??? It lacked the industry to provide for the War
Also the fighting occurred in the south so it destroyed most of its crops
Inflation occurred, which is???
A general increase in prices
In the south prices rose 9,000 percent to 80 percent in the North.