Bloomers did gain some converts in the 1850s, but the backlash was so strong that Amelia Bloomer and her colleagues gave up the fight. Some like-minded women formed the Dress Reform Association in 1857, aiming to win women the right to decide what they would and would not wear. However, the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 stalled their efforts. –Wheels of Change, Sue Macy Read the passage. Then, answer the questions about the cause and the short-term effect. Which phrase gives the cause that resulted in the effect “Amelia Bloomer and her colleagues gave up the fight”? What effect did the outbreak of the Civil War have on the Dress Reform Association?