Advantages of the North and South One of the many social advantages that the north had was that they had 21 million people that lived in the 23 Northern states. While in the South they had 9 million people but that doesn’t include the slaves. Despite the North having tons of people to fight in the war the South stood a great chance because of there tactics and how they plan what to do before the battle starts. The North had tons of miles of railroads and everything that they did was basically doubled because of the fact that the trains can carry about 25,000 men or reinforcements to a couple of miles away from the battlefield. The next future of artillery comes with trains the railroads in the north develop new ways of using artillery and
From 1861 to 1865, the United States of America was fighting itself. The northern part of the United States, known as the Union or simply the North, was trying to end slavery in the southern part of the United States. The South seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. The North consisted of Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon. The South consisted of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The North wanted slavery to be abolished, but the South needed slaves for their economy; the conflict started war. The North and the South were both prepared for war.
The South had plenty of advantages to overcome the North during the war. One advantage that they had was that they had outstanding military officers. Most of these officers had experience from the Mexican War, they had a strong military tradition and had been educated at military schools. The South also had strong motivation during the war, these people were fighting to keep way of life. When they would fight they would fight for their rights and for the way they live life as a southerner. Another major advantage that the South had home turf while fighting during the Civil War. The South knew the territory that they were fighting during the War. The South would wear out the North while they were in battle. This was one of the good advantages that the South had against the North. Another advantage that the South had was that they had soldiers that were skilled with guns and `horses, because they were used to living in rural areas. (Strategies, Advantages, and Disadvantages for the North and South pg
What were the advantages and disadvantages that the north and south had against each other during the civil war ? “There were twelve million more people living in the north than the south at the time of the civil war. The south had only nine million people living in the confederate states along with three and a half million slaves.” Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South, ushistory.org. The Union insisted that they would attack the south. The south only had to play defense most of the war. “Union states had a very big industrial advantage over the Confederate states”. Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South, ushistory.org. “The north controlled the seas.” Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South, ushistory.org. The south had a very big disadvantage when it came to fighting in the water. “The south didn't get any food, gunpowder and ammo from there old ports they had to melt down crosses from churches and belt buckles to get bullets while the north was taking their railroad tracks to make bullets from.” Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South, ushistory.org
The South had many great military leaders. The leaders were then able to teach the soldiers more than what the North could. The North had a supreme advantage on population. The North had 22 million soldiers and workers to draw from while the south only had 5.5 million to draw from. Another huge advantage of the North was all the railroads. The North had 22,00 miles of railroad track whereas the south only had 9,000. The more railroads, the farther and faster you can get supplies out. The military leaders were able to transport troops quickly and politicians were able to travel throughout the country giving speeches, such as the Gettysburg Address, and describing the power and speed of the
One of the biggest advantages the North had was the railroad system. The North had a lot more railroad on its side, which could move anything from soldiers to supplies to weapons. The South’s economy had gone downhill due to blockades on southern exports. No foreign country would ever have loaned money to the south because nobody had any idea if the south would make it through the war. At the end of the war, the southern economy was completely destroyed after making so many economical mistakes and having so much of their property destroyed.
During the Civil War the advantages of the north and the south were different and the same. Both the north and the south had lots of soldiers to fight in the war. The North had a little more than the south, however the South still had lots of soldiers. The leaders of the north and south war where Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. In the north they had more factories, materials miles trains and ships and south.
Some advantages that the north had are, they had a superior leader Abraham Lincoln. The north also had a greater population of 22 million and most of the people were working at factories and industrial places. The north also had military power of the U.S. Army about 26,000 men with reserves of 200,000. When slaves started to join the U.S army, they had over 350,000 men and they had 45,000 calvary, 15,000 artillery. Seance the north had more industry and farms, they had more money then the south.
More Northern people belonged to the wig/Republican political party. One advantage is the North had more people. The North had twenty million people and the South had nine million and four million of them were blacks.Another great advantage North had was they had more factories than the South had. So they could make more weapons than the South and send them to the Union army when they needed more weapons.The North also has more railroads than the South did. So when they needed supplies for war they could get them. North also had a very large army so it was easier replacing combat casualties.
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