Civ War at Home

Question 1

What was something they had to deal with in the South that civilians in the North did not?

Answer 1

Food shortages.

Question 2

How did women in the South end up working the fields?

Answer 2

Their husbands were off fighting the war.

Question 3

How did the war affect enslaved people working in the South?

Answer 3

More escaped to the north.

Question 4

What problems did the Union face on the homefront?

Answer 4

Opposition to the war, anger over the draft, rising prices.

Question 5

What did Union women now do that they didn’t do before?

Answer 5

The jobs men did before the war.

Question 6

Before Lee became commander of the Confederate army, which job did he turn down?

Answer 6

Commander of the Union army.

Question 7

Why did Lincoln grow frustrated with General McClellan?

Answer 7

He believed he was being too cautious and not taking any chances to win.

Question 8

Which advantages did the North have at the start of the war?

Answer 8

More people, more factories and weapons, more railroad track.

Question 9

During the Civil War, rising inflation in the North meant that the cost of food and other goods fell or rose?

Answer 9

Rose

Question 10

At the beginning of the Civil War, which side had stronger leadership?

Answer 10

The South.

Question 11

Which group opposed the Civil War?

Answer 11

The Copperheads.

Question 12

Why was McClellan’s leadership a disadvantage at the start of the Civil War?

Answer 12

He was too cautious.

Question 13

During the Civil War, women from the North and South both served in this profession.

Answer 13

Nursing

Question 14

Why did the North’s control of the railroads gave it an advantage during the Civil War?

Answer 14

They could more easily move men and supplies.

Question 15

Clara Barton’s work during the Civil War led to the formation of what?

Answer 15

The Red Cross

Question 16

How did the Union blockade of the southern coast affect the South?

Answer 16

It led to shortages of weapons and food.

Question 17

What were some southern advantages at the start of the war?

Answer 17

Well-trained officers (many rich young men went to West Point to study), most know how to shoot because they grew up in the country (many northerners were city folk), All they had to do was hold territory and keep it to remain independent. Knew the territory well. They had a fighting spirit because they were fighting for their independence and way of life.

Question 18

Why did the draft riot occur in New York?

Answer 18

Rich people could pay 300 dollars to not be drafted into the army. Many recently arrived poor immigrants were drafted. They rioted because that was unfair.

Question 19

What was something very unpopular that Lincoln did?

Answer 19

Suspended the writ of habeas corpus to hold people for a long time without trial if they were involved in treasonous activities.