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1. How much did people in the North have to pay to avoid having to get drafted by the army?

A $300 B $50 C $100 D $200

2. What group of people was the most adversely affected by the economics of the war?

A The poor B The rich C Politicians D Farmers

3. True or False: Women had to take up hard manual labor jobs like working the farm and factory jobs because so many men were fighting.

A FALSE B TRUE

4. What Union strategy caused the people in the South to suffer from a lack of supplies?

A The blockade B The two front war C The Emancipation Proclamation D The Underground Railroad

5. Why did people in the South suffer more than people in the North?

A Because most of the fighting took place on Southern soil B All of the above C Because General Sherman destroyed much of Georgia on his march to Savannah D Because the Union Blockade destroyed the Southern economy

6. What was the cause of the New York City riots in 1863?

A The mistreatment of prisoners B A lack of food C The unfairness of the draft towards the poor D Unfair election results

7. True or False: There are documented accounts of boys as young as ten years old fighting and killing soldiers in the Civil War.

A TRUE B FALSE

8. Of the 30 million people that lived in the United States at the time, around how many fought in the Civil War?

A 1,500,000 B 1,000,000 C 500,000 D 3,000,000

9. What was the main way that people got news of the battles and their loved ones in the war?

A Television B The radio C Telephone calls D Newspapers

10. What were some of the things that children did to help the war effort?

A All of the above B Did chores around the army campsites C Held fairs to raise funds for the army D Played the bugle or drums

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