Simply Murder

1. Why did the North have to resort to conscription in 1863?

The North who was starting to run low on willing troops need a resource to get more troops. Conscription is the government having the power to be able to serve in the army from the age of 20 to 45. Conscription is meant to get any kind of man power that the trustworthy nation has. Though this act was very controversial because you could buy your way out of being drafted it was the only way to get more men.

 2. Do you believe the government should have the power of conscription?

Yes, if a war was out of hand and men were being lost we should have a last resort that can be a controversial but a necessary resource. If our force was running out of men and we could use any kind of man power we can get to try to win the war I think conscription should not be an early decision but a last resort. I think the government should not be able to use the power of conscription to bring all enabled bodies to war if it is not a time of desperation in man power. To me this if used will be controversial to many so should not be used if we need more soldiers.

 3. At what point can the state impose on your liberty in order to defend the nation?

When the willing and trained are depleted and the lack of numbers of soldiers can be deadly to the outcome of the war you need to forget your liberty and give up your liberty for the survival of your nation. Usually when you have to draft it means the outcome of the war is not slanted and the number of men could determine. There is power in the number and strength in the sides men.

4. What was the cause of the Richmond bread riots?

The Richmond bread riot was started from the food shortage caused by soldiers who stayed in loyalist homes who they forced out. The soldiers took refuge in homes causing local controversy and starting a food shortage from the soldiers eating their food. The troops also took many farmers and civilians crops and food.

5. Why was the South so harshly affected by inflation?

The reason inflation occurred in the South was because of partly they created counterfeit money and that harshly affected their economy. Also the South got resources from the north which at that time would not supply them. They had lots of their money invested in the war, slavery and land. So in many cases they were in a major inflation.

6. When did the Confederates begin using their own currency?

The confederate states started using their own currency in April 1861 2 months after the Confederacy began. The currency was created in a paper bill form and there were characters like mythical gods, heroic heroes, and slaves on the money.

 7. Who were the “Copperheads?

The Copperheads were a group of Northern Democrats who opposed the American Civil War, they wanted a immediate peace treaty with the Confederates. The leader of the Copperheads, who was the most famous, was Clement L. Vallandigham. The Copperheads did not like emancipation of the American slaves; they tried to get Union soldiers to help Confederate prisoners of war escape. Their name was given to them by Republicans. They did not want a full war and did not want the south to be destroyed and the Union restored. They tried to get the two to a peace agreement.

8. What ideals did they stand for?

They stood for peace and a peace agreement between North and the South. They didn’t think it right that the Union be restored and the South be destroyed. They were against the Civil War totally but didn’t want only the North or the South they believed peace reachable between the two. They were Democrats and were against Abraham Lincoln and his administration who was a Republican.

 9. How can a country in the midst of a civil war allow for freedom of expression?

Though the country is fighting against it self and there is many lives being lost their still should be freedom of speech. They can boycott have petitions and give public speeches. Though some are busy on the war they have many ways to get their opinion out. You can gie flyers but you have to be preaching to the right quire at the right time publicly so you can get you ideas through.