Question

This pie chart shows the occupations of Americans in the Union during the Civil War. Based on the chart, what was the main occupation of people in the Union?


A. farming


B. commercial


C. mechanical


D. labor

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Explanation:

Agriculture was the main occupation of people in the Union during the Civil War.

Sources:

-Fite, Social and industrial conditions in the North during the Civil War, (1910) pp 1–23; Paludan, A People's Contest" pp 159–69

-Grimsley, Mark. The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861–1865. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1995.