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Question 1

What were hardships that Southern soldiers faced?

Answer 1

• food shortages
• hurt morale
• question of sacrifices
• soldier desertion

Question 2

Why did women lead riots in the South?

Answer 2

There was a food shortage. It was ended when Jeff Davis confronted them with the militia.

Question 3

What ways did the Union enjoy a war boom? (TAWI)

Answer 3

• troops supplied by industries with clothes, munitions, and other necessities
• agricultural innovations, minimizing loss of labor
• women running businesses when needed
• industry profited from government contracts

Question 4

What did the South use to bypass the blockades set by the North?

Answer 4

Blockade runners

Question 5

These are small, fast vessels used by the South to smuggle goods. They allowed the South to ship goods for supplies, but carried less than half of what a cargo ship could carry.

Answer 5

Blockade runners

Question 6

How did African Americans help in the war?

Answer 6

Around 180k of them enlisted in the Union army as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation, with 10-15k enlisting in the navy.

Question 7

Who was the first all African American regiment?

Answer 7

The 54th Massachusetts

Question 8

What was life like for soldiers in the field?

Answer 8

• many Confederates slept without blankets
• many Confederates had no shoes
• food was tasteless and often scarce
• Union soldiers ate hardtack (wheat and flour biscuits)

Question 9

What usually happened when a soldier got injured on the battlefield?

Answer 9

• infection spread due to doctors’ ignorance of it
• smallpox and pneumonia going around
• used amputation to prevent gangrene

Question 10

How did women help in the war?

Answer 10

They managed family farms and businesses at home, and served as nurses on the battlefield.

Question 11

This person started the first training program for nurses, which led to the creation of the US Sanitary Commission that provided medical assistance and supplies to army camps.

Answer 11

Elisabeth Blackwell

Question 12

This person introduced the idea of changing sheets to prevent infections.

Answer 12

Dorthea Dix

Question 13

This person nursed wounded soldiers on her own and later founded the Red Cross.

Answer 13

Clara Barton

Question 14

Why was it necessary to establish prisons?

Answer 14

The South refused to recognize freed African Americans after the Emancipation Proclamation, and often re-enslaved or executed them when captured.

Question 15

What was the worst prison?

Answer 15

Andersonville, GA

Question 16

Why was Andersonville the worst prison?

Answer 16

• no shade or shelter for prisoners
• exposure to disease, overcrowding, and food shortages caused 100 casualties per day
• 13k of the total 45k imprisoned there died