Author Question: How did the Civil War affect ordinary workers in the North? A) Most suffered from higher prices, ... (Read 79 times)

sdfghj · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

How did the Civil War affect ordinary workers in the North?

A) Most suffered from higher prices, increased taxes, and lagging wages.
B) Setbacks in the clothing industry caused large numbers of garment workers and seamstresses to lose their jobs.
C) Because of general prosperity, a smaller proportion of women had to work outside the home.
D) Income for ordinary workers in defense plants soared.
E) Because of the wartime emergency, national unions were able to win sizable wage increases for many workers.

Question 2

How did the Trent affair almost trigger a war between the United States and Great Britain?

A) American frontiersmen crossed the Canadian border and attacked some settlers.
B) A Union diplomat insulted the British monarch.
C) The Union navy seized a ship carrying Confederate diplomats going to Great Britain and France.
D) British shipyards built the Trent to serve in the Confederate navy as a commerce raider.
E) None of these choices