RI510 EDL Chapter 6 Home Front Comprehension

According to the text, women in both the North and the South helped the Civil War effort.  All of the following are detail from the text that shows how women “pitched in” to help in the war EXCEPT:

• sewed towels and knitted socks

• cared for the sick and wounded

• rolled bandages

• made shells and cartridges

• made uniforms and knitted clothes

According to the text, women in both the North and the South helped the Civil War effort.  Which details from the text show how children “pitched in” to help in the war?

• sewed towels and knitted socks

• chopped firewood

• tended to crops and livestock

• made shells and cartridges

• made uniforms and knitted clothes

Which details from the text best illustrate that children made special sacrifices during the Civil War due to shortages?

• sewed towels and knitted socks

• chopped firewood

• tended to crops and livestock

• ate less

• went barefoot in warm weather

According to the text, which two groups benefited financially during the Civil War?

• people who worked in hospitals caring for the sick and wounded

• factory owners who made suppliles for the army

• workers who made shells and cartridges

• farmers who grew wheat to feed the troops

According to the text, the following conditions contributed to the deplorable food shortages in the South EXCEPT:

• The North blockaded Southern ports

• Supply transport trains broke down

• Diets were limited to meat and potatoes

• Union troops raided farms

• Food prices became very expensive

Match the Civil War good to its inflated pricing during the Civil War

• $50

• a pound of butter

• $1000

• barrel of flour

• $4

• pair of boots

• $15

• a chicken

• $250

• a peck of turnip greens

Which details from the text and video correctly explain why prices of food and other goods skyrocketed in the South during the Civil War?

• The Confederate government continued to print money with no gold standard backing which caused inflation to skyrocket and food prices to soar

• Confederate food prices soared as goods being shipped on railroads and merchant ships from Europe were destroyed by the Union

• The Union government continued to print money with no gold standard backing which caused inflation to skyrocket and food prices to soar

• Union food prices soared as goods being shipped on railroads and merchant ships from Europe were destroyed by the Confederacy

Which details from the text BEST support the idea that women in the South showed ingenuity when faced with the high price of goods and scarcity of other items during the Civil War?

• They made clothing out of curtains and rags

• They fashioned shoes out of carpet and canvas sails

• Tea was brewed out of berry leaves

• Molasses and honey was used in place of sugar

Answer explanation

Ingenuity means the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

Any time women in the South had to invent something new from limited resources showed igenuty

Which details from the text BEST support the idea that women in the South improvised when faced with the high price of food items during the Civil War?

• They made clothing out of curtains and rags

• They fashioned shoes out of carpet and canvas sails

• Tea was brewed out of berry leaves

• Molasses and honey was used in place of sugar

Answer explanation

Ingenuity means the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

Any time women in the South had to invent something new from limited resources showed igenuty

According to the text, what caused the Richmond riots on April 2nd, 1863?

• A Union draft law said a person with $300 could pay a person to go to war in his place

• Confederate women wanted to buy food at the same prices the army paid

• Union women wanted to buy food at the same prices the army paid

• A Confederate draft law said a person with $300 could pay a person to go to war in his place