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Why did congress take advantage of the absence of southerners in the house and senate during the civil war?
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During the Civil War, Congress took advantage of the absence of southerners in the House and Senate to do all of the following, except
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Southerners name during the civil war?
The Confederacy
Which were the white southerners who cooperated with the republicans during reconstruction?
Scalawags
What were some of the items southerners had to do without during the Civil War?
food,and clothing
What name did the southerners give to northern republicans who moved to the south during reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers
What did the horse drawn that gave the hittile an advantage during battle?
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What policies were initiated by Congress during the absence of Southerners in the House and Senate due to the Civil War?
Emancipation Proclamation.
What type of Northern person did Southerners resent?
They resented northen "carpetbaggers," who took took advantage of the South during Reconstrunction.
What two major advantages did the wouth have other the north during the civil war?
Traditional advantage in cavalry - most young Southerners could ride and shoot Home-ground advantage - most battles were on terrain unfamiliar to the enemy
Why did the southerners belief in states right hamper the confederate government during the war?
how did the southerners belief in states rights hamper the confederate government during the war
Southerners name during the civil war?
The Confederacy
Most southerners lived on?
Most southerners lived on plantations during the 1800's. As a result the South during the 1800's had a primarily agricultural based economy.
Which were the white southerners who cooperated with the republicans during reconstruction?
Scalawags
Who were the scalwages?
Southerners who supported the Union during the American Civil War.
How did the Southerners raise money during the Civil War?
crops and agriculture
What did Southerners call cotton during the civil war?
they called it pooffy
Southerners ate in the civil war?
The southerners had to change their diets during the Civil War. They ate potatoes, bread, salted pork, peas, and apples.
How did federal actions during the reconstruction era affect southerners?
The federal actions during the reconstruction era affected Southerners in the sense that all men were to be considered equal, and blacks were to be treated as equals before the law.
