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Whether it was North or South, civilian or soldier, Americans enjoyed a wide variety of games, music, spectator and participant sports, and other recreation. This was used not only as a diversion from everyday strife but also relieved boredom.
For civilians social activities were not only a way to get together with neighbors but also part of the mating ritual. Picnics, barn dances, apple and quilting bees were common. For higher society, balls, picnics and levees were very prominent. In both north and south familes gathering in the parlor or kitchen to play charades or blnd man's bluff whiled away long winter nights.
In the north, spectator sports like horse racing and boxing were popular. Gambling was common at gaming tables as well as casual games with friends. Theater, vaudeville and burlesque evolved during the nineteenth century. Traveling circuses , fairs and carnivals were more common in the South.
For soldiers, card and Board Games, like Chess, backgammon, cribbage and checkers helped ease boredom. Music both as a group activity and as something to do around the camp fire can be confirmed by the large volume of songs written during the war years. This could be said for civilians as well. Reading newspapers and books were much more widespread than today. And serial stories in Ladies magazines and weekly newspapers were readily available.
For children, games like hoop and stick, game of Graces and marbles were popular.
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What is the name of the north during the civil war?
The Union
What was the north called during the Civil war?
Union
What were the women left to do in the north and south during the civil war?
They served as volunteer nurses in military hospitals during the civil war.
What was the capital of the North during the Civil War?
Washington D.C.
How many people were in the north during the civil war?
There were 20 million in the north during the civil war
What were the principle products of the north during the civil war?
The three principle products of the North during the Civil War were, textiles, lumber, and clothing.
Who was governor of North Carolina during most of the civil war?
Zebulon Vance served as North Carolina's governor during the Civil War.
What were the principle products of the north during civil war?
The three principle products of the North during the Civil War were, textiles, lumber, and clothing.
Who controlled most of the railroads during the civil war?
The North controlled most of the railroads during the Civil War.
Who had the most power during civil war?
The north. The north had more factories to make weapons. The north also won the Civil War.
How did wartime affect taxation in the north during the civil war?
Because of the Civil War in the North, income tax was invented.
Who won the north or the suth during the civil war?
The NORTH won
Did Ohio fight for the south or the north during the civil war?
North
Was the union south or north during the civil war?
The Union was North(:
Name of north during civil war?
The Union
What is the name of the north during the civil war?
The Union
What was the north called during the Civil war?
Union
