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What did congress do to pay for the civil war?

RECONSTRUCTION


Who did congress ask to help pay for the war?

Europe


Who did Congress ask to help pay for the revolutionary war?

Europe


In order to pay for the civil war what did Congress establish?

federal income tax, dude.


Who did congress imprison as a result of the civil war?

As a result of the Civil War, Congress imprisoned Pro-Southern leaders in Maryland.


How did congress help expand railroads after the Civil War?

provided railroad companies land free of charge.


What was the intent of the Reconstruction Era tax on cotton?

Congress passed a tax on cotton after the US Civil War to help make the South pay for the Union's cost of the war. This Reconstruction Era tax added to the poor economy of the South


Why did Lincoln established the income tax?

Lincoln taxed income to pay for the Civil War. This tax was later repealed by Congress.


What did republicans control during the civil war in congress?

The Congress


When did Abraham Lincoln create the IRS?

during the Civil War to help pay for military expensives


Who ran congress after the civil war?

republicans


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.