Civil War Group 7 by Mark Hale

Roles

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Early Volunteer Enthusiasm

purvisa7 — 2025-10-22 20:19:39 UTC

Preserving the Union - Lincoln's Early Goals.

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Enrollment Act of 1863

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From 1861 to 1865 the federal government, along with states and localities, paid about $750,000,000 in recruitment bounties. Congress authorized a $100 bounty in July 1861 to men enlisting for three years. With the passage of the Enrollment Act (March 3, 1863), three-year enlistees received $300 and five-year recruits got $400, but these sums were divided up and paid in monthly installments with the soldiers’ regular compensation.

Economic Growth

purvisa7 — 2025-10-22 20:23:44 UTC

website for crash course

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draft riots in the north

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The draft riots in the North, most notably the July 1863 riots in New York City, were a series of violent disturbances sparked by the Union Army's first national conscription act during the Civil War. The riots were caused by anger over the draft's unfairness, as the wealthy could avoid service by paying a $300 fee, leading to the slogan "a rich man's war, a poor man's fight". This anger was compounded by racial tensions, with some white working-class New Yorkers, particularly Irish immigrants, blaming African Americans for the war and fearing competition for jobs after emancipation.