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War Economics Timeline

Use the timeline and evidence below to investigate how war changed the movement, availability, and cost of goods. Answer each question; use evidence from the page when asked.

Date

Event

Economic connection

1765

Stamp Act protests

Colonists objected to taxes on printed materials and organized protests and boycotts.

1773

Boston Tea Party

Protesters destroyed tea to oppose British policies and the tea trade.

1775

Battles of Lexington and Concord; Revolutionary War begins

Armies needed food, weapons, clothing, and transport. Supplies had to be gathered and moved.

1776

Declaration of Independence

The Continental Congress needed money and supplies to support the war effort.

1783

Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War

After the war, trade and the economy had to recover.

1861

Civil War begins

Both sides needed large quantities of supplies. The Union navy began a blockade of Southern ports.

1863

Emancipation Proclamation; Battle of Gettysburg

The blockade made it harder for the Confederacy to import goods such as medicine, weapons, and clothing.

1865

Civil War ends

The South faced damaged infrastructure and the difficult work of rebuilding its economy.

Read the timeline

Use dates and details in the timeline to solve these historical investigations.

1.Which event on the timeline happened first?

Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act protests
Declaration of Independence
Battles of Lexington and Concord

2.Write these events leading up to and during the Revolutionary War in chronological order: Treaty of Paris, Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence, Battles of Lexington and Concord.

3.Which two events in the timeline took place in 1863?

4.Colonists boycotted British goods as a form of protest. If fewer people bought British tea, what would most likely happen to demand for that tea?

Demand would decrease.
Demand would increase.
Demand would remain high because boycotts always increase purchases.
Demand would have no connection to buying choices.

5.A town has 40 blankets available, but soldiers need 100. If no more blankets arrive soon, what is the best prediction?

There is a shortage, and competition for blankets may push prices up.
There is a surplus, so prices must fall.
Supply and demand are equal.
Blankets will become unnecessary.

6.The timeline says the Union blockade made it harder for the Confederacy to import goods. Explain one way this could affect people or prices in Southern cities.

7.You are helping plan supplies for an army on a long march. Choose the three most essential items from the list and explain one choice: flour, uniforms, toys, medicine, ammunition.

8.True or false: The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War in 1783, after the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

TrueFalse

9.Give one economic challenge described in the timeline for the Revolutionary War and one described for the Civil War. Explain how the challenges were different.

10.The timeline says the South faced damaged infrastructure after the Civil War. What is one reason repairing roads or railways would matter to the economy?