Civil War Skill Builder
| # | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | An economy is the system people use to make, buy, and sell goods and services. |
| 2 | A good is a thing people can buy or use, like food, cloth, or tools. |
| 3 | A service is work people do for others, like teaching, farming help, or repairing shoes. |
| 4 | Factories were important because they made large amounts of supplies, tools, and weapons. |
| 5 | Farms provided food and raw materials for soldiers and families. |
| 6 | Trade means buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services. |
| 7 | A shortage can happen because goods are hard to make, move, or buy during war. |
| 8 | Possible answers include farmer, factory worker, blacksmith, miner, or merchant. |
| 9 | The North had more factories and could make more goods quickly. |
| 10 | The South had many large farms and fewer factories, so farming was very important there. |
| 11 | War can make prices rise because some goods become harder to get. |
| 12 | The government collected money to pay for soldiers, supplies, and the war effort. |
| 13 | A limited resource is something there is not enough of for everyone. |
| 14 | A family could save money by buying only needed items and using things carefully. |
| 15 | Railroads moved soldiers, food, and supplies quickly over long distances. |
| 16 | Some people changed jobs or worked in new places, such as factories or supply jobs. |
| 17 | Examples include food, uniforms, shoes, blankets, or ammunition. |
| 18 | Merchants had a harder time because trade routes were unsafe and goods could be harder to get. |
| 19 | More factories help a country make more supplies, weapons, and tools. |
| 20 | Workers' incomes could change if jobs were lost, wages were lower, or work was unstable. |
| 21 | The Union had more people, more factories, and more transportation systems. |
| 22 | The war made cotton production harder because fighting, shortages, and blockades limited trade. |
| 23 | Opportunity cost is the thing a country gives up when it chooses to use resources for war instead of something else. |
| 24 | A blockade can stop goods from entering or leaving, which reduces trade and causes shortages. |
| 25 | It is important because the war changed jobs, trade, farming, factories, and how people used resources. |