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Chapter 18: The Civil War
"Hearts at Home"

Introduction
     In this chapter, you learned about the Civil War-the significant battles, as well as life on the home front. Go onto the Internet to learn more about life in the South during wartime, specifically for women.

Destination Title: Hearts at Home: Southern Women in the Civil War
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Directions
Start at the Hearts at Home Web site.
  • Click on Petticoats on Pedestals.
  • Read the text and examine the visuals.
  • Answer the following questions.

1. Why did the soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia send a design of two hearts intertwined to the Ritenour sisters?


2. What did women represent on Confederate currency?


3. What did the woman represent on the $5 Virginia Treasury Note? Why would that be important to Southerners?


4. What was the most popular wartime novel in the wartime South? What was it about?
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