Troubles on both Northern and Southern home fronts Part #1

Although there are many problems going on between the armies, and there is still an increasing amount of change occurring in the economy and society. I feel as though the north is becoming more successful do to the impact this war has had on our industry. The clothing, arms and other material industries have become increasingly popular which is great for my husband and I because I  quit being a teacher due to our friends in a cloth business that offered me a job due to the increase in demand.  Unfortunately war is expensive and it was already known that the cost would be an issue while going into a war but our economy has been drastically changed. To help with the cost many taxes have been issued to wealthy families like my own and we are are forced to give more money than others but I am okay with this as long as the north wins the war. Tariffs have been recently introduced along with an increase in taxes and the cost of imported goods has also been raised. The payment of the war seems to be going well especially due to the funds that are coming from the sale of government bonds. People are giving money and they are receiving promises that they will later get back even more money but my husband refuses to do this. He doesn't want to risk all of our money disappearing because the government will have a very hard time paying back all of the promised payers and although it is being considered an act of patriotism I agree with Zachary. The government has also made a new law called the Legal Tender Act in 1862. This enables the Treasury to use "green backs." My husband has told me that "green backs" are just paper money and it is the first currency that everyone in the United States shares. The Homestead act has also recently been passed and this has made western land very cheap but only to those who will farm it. This war has finally lead to some changes with what to do with the western land. Things are changing and I don't think that this could have happened without fighting. There has recently been another law issued called the Pacific Railroad Act and this has allowed companies to go into the Union and build rail lines through it therefore resolving the intercontinental railroad arguments. It seems as though more good has come from the war so far and I hope that good things keep occurring.

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