Question

The Women of New Orleans in achieve3000
According to the Article, why did the Union soldiers do little when the New Orleans women spit on and insulted them?

Butler did not want the Union soldiers' actions to lead to protests or perhaps violence.
The Union soldiers knew that the women were frustrated by their presence.
The Union soldiers would have been thrown in jail for stopping the behavior.
Society dictated that wealthy women should be treated with a certain amount of courtesy.

Answer 1

Society dictated that wealthy women should be treated with a certain amount of courtesy. The article says the soldiers held back because social norms expected them not to strike or publicly retaliate against women.