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Many slaves were liberated by Union troops fighting in the South, so there was a labor shortage.

These liberated slaves were used by the Union armies to perform manual labour, and presently some of them were put in uniform. (Low-ranking white soldiers realized that this could speed their promotion.)

Near the end, the Confederates finally agreed to put slaves in uniform.

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Life of a slave in Civil War?

Slaves either fought or worked on farms in the civil war.


What was life like for slaves during the civil war?

life was pretty suckish for African Americans during the civil war Slaves during the Civil War worked on Plantations under the leadership of a master. Slavery was harsh during this time and was known as a "necessary evil." Slaves were used to pick a lot of goods in order to mass produce goods in the Northern factories, therefore they worked hard and long. Slaves were usually separated from their family. They also had limited amount of clothing and were usually not free to practice their own customs and religions unless they had a lenient slave master, which was extremely rare. Also, if a slave was lucky to have a lenient slave master, then if they had enough money saved up, it was possible to buy their freedom; but this was also very rare.


What methods did Harriet Tubman use to improve American life?

Harriet Tubman committed her life to her country despite her being a runaway slave. She ran away from captivity before the Civil War. She made many trips back to the slave supporting south before this war. During the Civil war Tubman served as a spy for the Union. She also tried her best to betterwomen's lives. She was a Women's Rights promoter.


What was life like for a small farmer during the civil war?

Farmerish.


What were the wedges of separation during the civil war?

1.slavery 2.states rights 3.sectionalism 4.hospitality- different ways of life 5.allocation of federal funds 6.lands- free or slave 7.transcontinental- railroads

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Did slave life worsen during the civil war?

During the Civil War, slaves would defy their owners in the Southern States. The slave owners would punish them for their defiance as well as their attempts to escape to the North.


What were the social and economic battles fought during the civil war?

The social and economic battles fought during the civil war began with the Souths dependence on slave labor. Their economy depended on the good picked and farmed by the slave. The end of slavery threatened that way of life.


Life of a slave in Civil War?

Slaves either fought or worked on farms in the civil war.


How did new technology change everyday life in America during the Civil War?

It didn't. Michael Montagne


How did war change life on the home front during the civil war?

It gave slaves more freedom


How did the fugitive slave law change Harriet Tubman?

the fugitive slave act change Harriet Tubman life because the tried to stop her from freeing slave.


What was the impact of the underground railroad on Harriet tubmans life?

the fugitive slave act change Harriet Tubman life because the tried to stop her from freeing slave.


How has your life change since the civil war?

Well, for about a hundred years it didn't change at all. Then it started.This looks like a question after a reading assignment or thought exercise where you're pretending to be a slave or slaveowner or ... someone else who was actually alive at the time of the Civil War. Without information about who "you" is supposed to be, we can't possibly answer it.


What was life like for slaves during the civil war?

life was pretty suckish for African Americans during the civil war Slaves during the Civil War worked on Plantations under the leadership of a master. Slavery was harsh during this time and was known as a "necessary evil." Slaves were used to pick a lot of goods in order to mass produce goods in the Northern factories, therefore they worked hard and long. Slaves were usually separated from their family. They also had limited amount of clothing and were usually not free to practice their own customs and religions unless they had a lenient slave master, which was extremely rare. Also, if a slave was lucky to have a lenient slave master, then if they had enough money saved up, it was possible to buy their freedom; but this was also very rare.


What sacrifices were made during the civil war?

life


What methods did Harriet Tubman use to improve American life?

Harriet Tubman committed her life to her country despite her being a runaway slave. She ran away from captivity before the Civil War. She made many trips back to the slave supporting south before this war. During the Civil war Tubman served as a spy for the Union. She also tried her best to betterwomen's lives. She was a Women's Rights promoter.


Life for a slave after the civil war?

good because they were free but hard for some of them because they needed to find jobs.