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What group of people formed a large part of the workforce in union factories during the civil war

Women

How did the public react to the Battle of Shiloh

the public was shocked and horrified by the large number of dead and injured. (novanet)

Which side had a more difficult time rebuilding after the civil war

The South.

What conductor on the underground railroad was known as black moses

Harriet Tubamn

What role did the redeemers play in ending reconstruction

they worked to put white southerners back into power

What factors helped the north to produce more arms and supplies than the south

The south generally didn't make as much supplies and arms as the north because the north had the industrial revolution which allowed things to be made faster and cheaper instead of having to have each handmade by a gunsmith. Also, the south around that time were busy growing and selling cotton on large plantations.

Which statement best explains why the public school system created during reconstruction was both a success and a failure

It allowed southern children to get an education, but segregation made it expensive.

How would the passage of the wade-Davis bill have slowed the reconstruction effort

The Wade-Davis Bill required that a majority of prewar southern voters swear loyalty to the Union.

What is true about the fugitive slave act adopted in 1850

It required private citizens to help apprehend runaway slaves.

Why did Lincoln announce early in the Civil War that he would not free enslaved people

He wanted to avoid war and keep the nation together. He tried to compromise, thinking he could find a peaceful way to prevent war and secession. When he realized that war was inevitable, and it would be violent and bloody, he decided that the post war United States of America should be a free nation with no slaves. That the deaths and killing in the Civil War should be for a purpose, and to end slavery in the USA once and for all.

Why did Lincoln decide to change his official stand on slavery

because of antislavery sentiment at home and abroad

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