Chapter 15 Section 4 - Sheet1

Question 1

How did the war affect people and politics in the North and the South?

Answer 1

The war caused political divisions in both the North and the South while changing the lives of civilians and soldiers alike.

Question 2

habeas corpus

Answer 2

a consitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment

Question 3

draft

Answer 3

a system of required military service

Question 4

income tax

Answer 4

tax on the money people receive

Question 5

inflation

Answer 5

general rise in prices

Question 6

levy

Answer 6

impose by law

Question 7

currency

Answer 7

money used to make purchases

Question 8

What caused supporters of states’ rights to oppose the war?

Answer 8

They objected to officers from other states commanding their troops; they also felt drafting men from their states violated states’ rights.

Question 9

Why did both Davis and Lincoln feel they had to suspend the right of habeas corpus?

Answer 9

Neither wanted dissenters to interfere with their war effort.

Question 10

As the war progressed on the battlefield, what was happening at home?

Answer 10

There were disruptive efforts, calls for peace, and suspension of habeas corpus.

Question 11

How did the Civil War divide both North and South?

Answer 11

Not all northerners supported a war to preserve the Union or end slavery, and not all southerners favored a war to defend secession or support slavery.

Question 12

Is the cartoonist of “Copperheads” likely to be a Republican against the war? How does he feel about the Copperheads?

Answer 12

Probably a Republican but not against the war, because he shows the Copperheads threatening the Union, which is at war, and probably views them as dangerous and poisonous to the Union.

Question 13

Why did many men desert on a temporary basis?

Answer 13

They were farmers who went home, tended their fields, and then returned.

Question 14

Why might factory workers and laborers riot?

Answer 14

They didn’t want to leave their jobs; they were angry that those who could afford to could avoid the draft.

Question 15

Why was the Civil War sometimes called a poor man’s fight?

Answer 15

Wealthy men could pay to avoid the draft while poor men could not afford to do so.

Question 16

What motivated the people who rioted against the draft?

Answer 16

They resented having to serve in the war. Because the war was centered around the issue of slavery, they saw African Americans as the cause of the war.

Question 17

How did the shortage of goods cause people to behave?

Answer 17

They stole, looted, and pleaded for help.

Question 18

What effect did the war have on women?

Answer 18

They contributed in numerous ways, including fighting in the armies, acting as spies, taking over businesses, and running farms and plantations. Many women, such as Clara Barton, worked as nurses.

Question 19

What strains did the war put on people?

Answer 19

It caused financial hardships, as well as shortages of food and other necessities.

Question 20

How did the war affect women?

Answer 20

They took on many roles that would not have been possible during peacetime.

Question 21

What were two reasons some northerners opposed the war?

Answer 21

Some opposed the Emancipation Proclamation; some believed the South had a right to secede.

Question 22

What were two reasons some southerners opposed the war?

Answer 22

Some did not support secession; some felt the war intruded on states’ rights.

Question 23

Explain the changing role for women during the Civil War.

Answer 23

They began to have more opportunities, because they took on many roles that had previously been performed by men.

Question 24

What effects did the Civil War have on the economies of the North and of the South?

Answer 24

Northern industriesprofited by producing goods necessary for the war. However, both sides began printing money, leading to inflation.

Question 25

What was happening to the economy as the Civil War raged on?

Answer 25

The economies of both sides were declining.