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How did the Confederate government's increased control over the southern economy impact the people in the South? Select the two correct answers.

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They were forced to pay high taxes on slaves and cotton.

They were forced to pay high taxes on slaves and cotton.

They could not afford food or supplies due to high inflation.

They could not afford food or supplies due to high inflation.

They began to support anti-war politicians, such as the Copperheads.

They began to support anti-war politicians, such as the Copperheads.

They lost slaves who were seized by the government.

They lost slaves who were seized by the government.

They sold more cotton to Europe than had been previously sold.

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They could not afford food or supplies due to high inflation.
They lost slaves who were seized by the government.

(Inflation and government impressment/requisition of slaves and goods were major effects of increased Confederate control; cotton exports to Europe fell due to the Union blockade, and Copperheads were a Northern movement.)