Question

why did the cost of living increase after the civil war

Answer 1

After the civil war, the cost of living could not get worse. With the carpet baggers making life in the South unbearable and the Union soldiers needing to be paid not to forget the other war debts, A, B, C, & D received limited attention from the survivors of the American Civil War. "Go west young man, go west..." was dominating the minds of the healthy survivors of the Civil War. Said another user.