1. The Civil War and American Life By: Kaley Peterson and Josh Sims
Section 4
The Civil War and American Life
By: Kaley Peterson and Josh Sims

2. Divisions Over the War North South Emancipation Proclamation
Copperheads vs. Republicans
Georgia and North Carolina didn’t fully support secession
Strong support for states rights and big confederate government

3. Dealing With Disruptions
Both sides tried to sabotage the war
Helped prisoners escape
Prevented men from volunteering for war
Lincoln and Davis outlawed Habeas Corpus
1300 people in the North were imprisoned as a result

4. The Draft Laws Desertion was a problem
300,000+ soldiers on both sides deserted to go home
Most returned after harvest/planting
Each side then started a draft system
Law required anyone between 18 and to serve for three years
Wealthy people escaped having to fight
Payouts of $300 to escape a war (about $8000 dollars today)
Mobs in Ney York City protested the draft

5. The War and Economic Strain
Northern industries boomed during war
Constant shortage of workers because of the draft
Union printed $400,000,000 to pay expenses
This caused inflation
First income tax to pay for the war
Prices on goods went up by %80
Because of the shortage goods were much more expensive
The Union blockade prevented the South from being able to sell cotton over seas so they were unable to raise money
A pound of beef went from 12 cents to $8
The Union destroyed the farmlands and crops in the South which made them struggle even more.
The slaves got less then the little they were given before the war and often the confederate soldiers would take from them

6. Women in the Civil War
Women on both sides contributed to the war in more then one way.
At least 400 women dressed up as men and helped serve in the war.
Or they would often become spies and reveal one or the others plans.
Many ,many men were drafted and to the armies and they often owned a business or a farm of their own and when they left the women would take over and help to the work back at home
Some would work in factories and others began doing more dangerous but useful jobs such as making ammunition

7. Information From: Our history book Pictures from: Clip Art
By: Josh Sims and Kaley Peterson
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