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U.s. History: The Northern Homefront

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The military-industrial complex thrived in the North during the Civil War, but read about how inflation affected the ordinary worker. See how the role of women expanded to fill in for men who were away fighting. Women also had an impact on medical care for the soldiers. Find out about the resentment of the draft and how it caused riots.

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conscription, inflation, railroads, clara barton
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coal production, draft riots, increase in industrial output, iron production, opposition to the draft, role of women in manufacturing, soldiers' aid societies, ushistory.org, american red cross, dorothea dix, homefront in the north, independence hall association, homefront in the civil war
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)