The saying "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight" means that wealthy people often start wars for their own reasons, but it is poor people who end up doing the fighting. In the Civil War, many rich people in both the North and the South had power and influence, and they wanted to protect their interests, like land and slavery. Meanwhile, many poor soldiers, who had no choice but to fight, were risking their lives on the front lines. In the North, some rich men could pay for substitutes to take their place in battle, while in the South, wealthy plantation owners often avoided fighting by hiring others. This shows how the war affected different classes in very unfair ways.
It was said that the Civil War was "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight." Write a paragraph explaining the statement and how well it applies to both the North and the South. Make short real short and like a 7th grader wrote it
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