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"Women who broke the law faced the same penalties as the men, and were expected to defend themselves in court just like men. Women did not have to marry in Egypt. They could refuse of marriage."
Answer:
South:
1. bore the brunt of wartime damage
2. faced labor shortage on plantations due to abolition of slavery
North:
1. prospered during the war
2. more people had urban jobs
Explanation:
After the American Civil war between the Union (Northern part of US) and Confederates (Southern part of US) during the period of 1861 to 1865, which is basically as a result of long standing enslavement of black people.
The South were major casualty of the war, many of the South's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems. Eventually the Confederacy collapsed, slavery was abolished, and four million black slaves were freed.
While, the North prospered during the war as they were the eventual victor, and a good number of slaves moved upward north for industrial jobs.
It was originally assumed that the grant was for 92,000 acres, the largest grant allowed by law. But Maxwell kept adding to the grant. In 1877 it was surveyed to be 1,714,764. This uncertainty about the actual size would cause many problems as the land changed hands.
Answer:
The Homestead Act, enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to “improve” the plot by building a dwelling and cultivating the land.
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