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What country built the Alabama and other warships for the Confederate navy?

Great Britain

What incident involving a British steamship and two Confederate commissioners nearly caused war between England and the Union?

The Trent Affair

What kind of system did both North and South resort to in order to raise needed forces for the armies?

Draft system

What was the name for the unbacked paper currency that the Union issued?

Greenbacks

Name the way the Union helped to finance the Civil War.

Taxes