0
During the Civil War a rich man had numerous ways to avoid military service, and numerous opportunities to turn a profit on the war. Hence, it was the rich man's war, and the poor man's fight.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What of Parliament in the English Civil War were called What was the supporters of parliament in the English Civil War called?
Roundheads
What is the name us war between north and the south?
The war was called The Civil War.
What did rich people wear during the civil war?
It will depends what they want to wear.
After the civil war what was the period of rebuilding the South called?
Reconstruction was what the period of rebuilding the south was after the civil war.
What was the war fought between 1861 and 1865 called?
The U.S. Civil War took place at that time.
Why did many soldiers call the civil war a rich mans war but a poor mans fight?
Rich men could pay a man to take their place in the draft. Therefore poor men fought in a rich man's place.
Why did people in the south refer the civil war as rich mans war and poor mans fight?
People in the South referred to the Civil War as "The rich mans' war and the poor mans' fight" because the North [the rich men] due to the industrial revolution had more money and you tactics and weapons one might use in a major war. While the South [the poor men] were still economically based through agriculture and did not have the extra money the North had because they stayed that way and did not industrialised the South had to use more common weapons and different tactics to match up with the weapons they had to use.
When was poor mans cotton made?
it was made in 1944 during the second civil war.
Why did poor southerns complain about a rich mans war but a poor mans fight?
It meant poor white trash fighting for the continued wealth of slave-owners
IS the Civil war called Great War?
World War I was originally called "The Great War" (not the Civil War)
What was the war between the states called in the civil war?
It was called the Civil War. I think you are confused.
What is a country that takes place in war called?
No mans Land
What was the north called in the Civil War?
In the civil war, the North was called the Union.
Why did poor southern whites call the civil war a rich mans war?
Because the Confederacy had a law that anyone owning a certain number of slaves could be sent home; therefore the men/boys who weren't rich enough to live on plantations and such had to fight in part to preserve the way of life favored by those better off. The Southern foot soldiers referred to it as "rich man's war, poor man's fight".
Was sam watkins correct in saying that the Civil war was a rich man's war and a poor man's fight?
Sam Watkins was correct in saying that the Civil War was a rich man's war and a poor man's fight. There were more poor farmers fighting than rich plantation owners.
What was a common Civil War chant?
Rich man's war, poor man's fight
What were soldiers of the south called during the civil war?
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
