I am doing a project in my class over life after the civil war and I need to answer some questions. Some of the questions are like:

Question

•what was life like for white families in the south, freed slaves, and families in the north.
•where did they work?
•housing, transportation, education and food.

I was hoping that maybe y'all could help direct me to some sites to help me out a bit?

Answer 1

http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/11/23/infographic-get-more-out-of-google.html

This webpage has magnificent directions for how to conduct effective searches. Scroll down to the blue section called "How to Google" and read the different ways to search for what you want -- and omit what you don't want!