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As per the above, the Confederacy spent one billion dollars fighting the US Civil War.
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∙ 8y agoIt is estimated that the Confederacy spent $1 Billion during the course of the US Civil War. On a per capita basis this amounts to $111 per person.
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∙ 6y agoThe Union's cost for the US Civil War was $6.7 billion. The Department of the Treasury raised funds for the war by selling bonds, dollars and creating other taxes.
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∙ 14y agoup to 200 - 300 Euros
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∙ 12y agoTrillions of Dollars,
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What did congress do to help pay the civil war?
income tax
Why couldn't the government of the confederacy pay its debts?
The Confederacy was unable to pay back debts owed to the Union as indemnity, because when the Southern states succeeded to form the Confederacy they formed their own currency, rather than use the national currency. After the Civil War ended their Confederate Currency was completely useless, valueless, and not accepted by the Union, and they had no real money to pay back their owed debts.
What was the salary of Confederate soldiers in the US Civil War in the rank of private?
The Confederacy had huge expenditures during the US Civil War. This hampered the rate of pay for the common soldier at the rank of private. Pay for them was $11 per month.
How did Thoreau protest the Mexican War?
He practiced civil disobedience by not paying taxes to protest the war.
How did banking help the north in the civil war?
The banking system helped the North to pay for the arms it bought to use in the war.
How could union draftees get out of serving in civil war?
You could pay someone else to take your place.
At the beginning of the Civil War how much did Privates receive in pay each month in the Union and how much did they receive in the Confederacy?
Soldiers on both sides earned 11 dollars a month which was a lot of money in those days.
At the beginning of the civil war how much did privates received in pay each month in the union and how much did they receive in the confederacy?
Soldiers on both sides earned 11 dollars a month which was a lot of money in those days.
Were drummer boys paid in the civil war?
Yes. In the Union Army, for most of the war, the pay was $12 per month. A drummer (or bugler, or fifer) was a full fledged member of his military unit, entitled to uniform, rations, pay and other benefits.
How did the union discriminate against African American soldiers during the civil war?
In everyway: equipment, pay, training, leadersip, tactics.
How much did mill girls pay for rent and food?
During the civil war: $1
What were the reasons of the war?
As in the civil war, The south had lots of plantations and because of that if they had to pay workers there profit would go down. But the Union was different because it had lots of factories.So the union did not need slaves. Then the south attacked Fort Sumter so then the north called decidid it was a war.
What did congress do to pay for the civil war?
RECONSTRUCTION
What new measure did the US government use to pay for the US Civil War?
The measure that the government used to pay for the US Civil War was by putting a progressive income tax into law. The income tax was to take out a certain amount of and individuals income yearly.
Did the south pay after the civil war yes or no?
yes they did
What was primarily a political challenge that the US faced after the Civil War?
The challenge facing the United States after the US Civil War was awesome. The political problems of reconstructing the Union were based on radical Republicans who wanted to place all blame for the Civil War on the South. This was very political as the radical Republicans wanted to make the rebellious South "pay" for this horrible war that devastated the nation.
What was the 54th massathusetts regement?
It was one of the first African American regiments organized to fight for the Union in the civil war. It insisted on fighting without pay. The soldiers of the 54th-among who were two sons of Frederick Douglas-soon made the regiment the most famous of the Civil War.
