Political, Social, and Economic Effects of the Civil War

Decide whether each effect is political, social, or economic.

Groups:

(a) political (3)

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(b) social (4)

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(c) economic (5)

• Confederate money is worthless

• increased enslaved population

• corn is grown instead of cotton

• roles of women change

• retreat of the frontier

• blockade creates supply shortage

• Sam Houston fired as governor

• 70,000-90,000 join Confederate army

• trade with Mexico increased

• Texas joins the Confederates during the war

• violence towards Union sympathizers

• factories created for manufacturing

Match the following

• Texas Secedes from the Union

• "We finally took back Galveston! But now, the Union Navy is surrounding our coast. No ships can get in or out to bring us supplies."

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• "I’m one of only 40 men at Sabine River. We just stopped a whole fleet of Union ships! We proved Texas can defend its own borders without any outside help."

• Removal of Sam Houston

• "I am the Governor of Texas, but I refuse to take an oath to the Confederacy. Today, they forced me out of my office and replaced me with a man named Edward Clark."

• Many Join the Confederate Army

• "I’m packing my bags to head East. My friends and I feel more loyal to our state than the U.S. government, and we want to protect our labor system. It seems like every young man in town is signing up for the fight!"

• The Union Blockade

• "I’m a representative at the Texas Capitol. Today, February 1, 1861, we finally voted. We are officially leaving the United States to join the South."

Match the following

• Shortages and Substitutes

• "We used to buy everything from the North. Since we can't get those goods anymore, we have built our own small shops to create our own cloth, iron, and gunpowder."

• Growth of Texas Manufacturing

• "The shelves at the general store are empty. We’ve run out of the basics like salt and sugar. My mom is even roasting seeds just so we can have a hot drink that tastes like coffee."

• The Cotton Road to Mexico

• "Confederate money is worth almost nothing now. When the tax collector came today, I couldn't pay with coins. I had to give him part of my actual harvest and a cow to help the army."

• Trading Cotton for Food crops

• "The Gulf Coast is blocked by enemy ships. My only choice is to load my wagon and head south toward the river. I’ll trade my 'White Gold' for medicine in Matamoros."

• Economic Difficulties

• "I am an East Texas farmer. My cotton used to make me a lot of money, but now the soldiers are hungry. Today, I am digging up my cotton and planting corn and wheat instead."

Match the following

• Retreat of the Frontier

• "We packed our wagon and fled toward the city last night. Ever since the soldiers left the frontier outposts to go fight in the East, there is no one to stop the raids on our small settlement."

• Role of Women

• "I went to the store to buy needles and thread to mend my children's clothes, but the owner laughed. He hasn't had a shipment in months, and even simple things like a tin of salt now cost more than a horse!"

• Attacks on Union Sympathizers

• "My husband is away fighting in Virginia, so I am running the entire ranch by myself. Between fixing fences and managing the harvest, I also lead the local 'Soldiers' Aid Society' to gather supplies for the troops."

• Shortages of Goods

• "Wagons have been arriving all week from Arkansas and Mississippi. The owners are terrified that the Union army will take their property, so they are moving hundreds of people they enslave into Texas to keep them under their control."

• Increased Enslaved Population

• "There was a hanging in the town square today. The victim wasn't a criminal; he was a German immigrant who whispered that he still loved the American flag. People here have no mercy for anyone they think is a 'traitor' to the South."