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What was the basic problem of labor after the Civil War in the south?
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How did the Battle of Shiloh affect the outcome in the civil war?
Well it helped deal with the south and the slavery problem.
Which best describes the economy of the South in the years leading up to the Civil War?
an agriculture economy overly dependent on cotton and slave labor.
Why was the Civil War made?
The Civil War started because the North wanted to abolish (Destroy) slavery, but the South did not. This was not the only problem the Civil War started. The Civil War started because: A) North wanted Tarrifs, South did not. B) Wanted to get rid of slavery, South didn't C) Decision on whether a new territory would become a Slave or Free state
What was the South's major attraction for potential investors after the civil war?
Tobacco and cotton. It was really the only thing holding the U.S economy together. cheap labor, also.
What was the north's weakness of the Civil War?
The lack of strong and efficient leadership was one glaring problem the north faced in the Civil War. With the most effective leaders departing to their home states in the South.
What was a new type of labor system that arose in the south following the civil war and how did it work?
sharedillon
Why did the South lose in the Civil War?
The biggest problem was that they lacked the manpower.
What new problem surfaced in the south after the civil war?
it was fredrick douglass
What was the most basic reason the South needed a cheap form of labor like sharecropping?
Study Island: Agricultural production depended on cheap labor.
What was the new labor system that developed in the south after the civil war that kept most freedmen economically?
Sharecropping was the main labor system in the South after the Civil War. It seemed like a fair idea, but it ended up very similar to slavery. It would keep the laborer in constant debt.
What does the term Antebellum South refer to?
The term Antebellum South refers to the period before the start of the Civil War. The South had an agrarian economy that relied heavily on slave labor.
How did cotton influence the development of slavery in the South before and during Civil War?
Cotton influenced the development of slavery in the South before and during the civil war by creating a larger and larger need for manual labor in the south that the residents could not fill to make a profit on cotton. Back then cotton was "King" in the south and there was high demand from other European nations for it. The obvious answer for this problem was to find more men willing, or forced to, do manual labor. So, instead of taking in 11 million illegal immegrants like we do they used slavery to fuel there cotton buissness. By:Genious
Which statement best characterize the condition of African Americans in the pre-civil war south?
Blacks in the South lacked the basic rights held by whites
Which side of the civil war had the advantage in basic resources population food producation and Industrial capacity?
North. South was mainly agricultural.
Was ammunition a problem in the civil war?
Not really, if it was a problem for anyone it would be the south in the end. The south at the end of the war would have virtually no factories for ammunitions, while the union had no problem getting ammunition because they had so many factories.
What did the cotton gin do to help the south?
It helped make the south very rich. The only problem is that that industry depended on the sweat and labor of slaves and when slavey ended so did the South's fortunes.
How did the Battle of Shiloh affect the outcome in the civil war?
Well it helped deal with the south and the slavery problem.
