write an essay by studying the given links

You need to read “Food Riots in the Confederacy” ( 3 different links for this)

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=409

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=423

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/04/03/civil-war-food-riots-how-the-real-housewives-of-richmond-shook-the-confederacy/

and “The Work of the U.S. Sanitary Commission” (2 links for this).

http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/health-nutrition/u-s-sanitary-commission-1861/

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3101

Compare and contrast the Confederate (South) and Union (North) home fronts. What caused the food shortages in the Confederacy during the Civil War? How did food shortages affect Confederate morale? What role did southern women partake in confronting such food crises? In the North, how did the U.S. Sanitary Commission come to fruition? In what ways did northern civilians support and sustain the Union cause? How were northern women involved in the war effort?

Write an essay answering all the questions by reading the links attached. The essay needs to be written in MLA format in about 4-5 pages long.