. Using text evidence, compare and contrast the economic problems in the North and South. Set up the organizer so that the circle on the left lists specific economic problems of the North, the circle on the right lists specific economic problems of the South, and the overlapping area contains economic problems experienced by both the North and the South. How were they similar? How were they different?

Question

. Using text evidence, compare and contrast the economic problems in the North and South. Set up the organizer so that the circle on the left lists specific economic problems of the North, the circle on the right lists specific economic problems of the South, and the overlapping area contains economic problems experienced by both the North and the South. How were they similar? How were they different?

Copy the following questions into your Lesson Note-Taking Organizer. Then answer the questions based on what you learned in this lesson.

What did Lincoln hope to accomplish by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
What were the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation? Did the proclamation actually grant freedom to any enslaved African Americans in the Confederate states?
How did the contributions of African Americans strengthen the Union war effort and weaken the Confederate war effort?
How did the strategies the Union used to raise money for the Civil War impact working class people in the North?
How did women in the North and the South contribute to the war effort?
Refer back to the Essential Question:

essential question icon When is war justified?

Answer 1

North

- Economic problems included high taxes to fund the war effort, inflation, and disrupted trade relations.
- The Union used strategies like issuing bonds and implementing the National Banking Act to raise money for the war, which impacted working class people in the North by increasing taxes and prices.

South
- Economic problems included a lack of resources and industry, the blockade of Southern ports by the Union, and a decrease in trade.
- The Confederacy struggled with financing the war, leading to inflation and shortages of supplies.

Both
- Both the North and the South experienced inflation and shortages of resources due to the war.
- Both regions faced economic challenges in financing the war effort.

Lincoln hoped to accomplish by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation was to weaken the Confederacy by undermining their labor force and also to show that the Union was fighting for the end of slavery.
The effects of the Emancipation Proclamation included sparking debate about the role of African Americans in the war, and it did grant freedom to enslaved African Americans in the Confederate states that were under Union control.
The contributions of African Americans strengthened the Union war effort by serving in the military and labor roles, while weakening the Confederate war effort by causing divisions among white Southerners and decreasing the labor force.
The strategies the Union used to raise money for the Civil War, such as taxes and loans, impacted working class people in the North by increasing financial burdens and inflation.
Women in both the North and the South contributed to the war effort by serving as nurses, spies, and by managing households and farms in the absence of men who had gone off to fight.
War is justified when it is fought to defend the rights of individuals or to protect against aggression. The Civil War was fought to preserve the Union and end slavery, which can be considered justifiable reasons for engaging in war.