The North's Advantages

Second, The south would lose to the North in a war. According document 2 civil war graphs “the North had a better population, A higher number of soldiers, A higher number of factories, and they had a better railroad system.” The North had more people, they had more people to fight if there was a war, they had more buildings, and they had a

In the North, unlike in the South, people road the railroad on a regular basis, because they had thousands of miles of track laid out. People in the North were also able to ride aboard steam boats. This was an advantage to those in the North because they were able to ship goods to places and receive them efficiently and semi cheaply. In the South, horseback and covered wagons were the common mode of transportation. This was a major disadvantage to the many cotton growers in the South. With the south supplying 75 percent of the worlds cotton( Teach us history.org) at this time transporting cotton was difficult.Some of these economical differences also lead to political

Economically, the war was a benefit for the North and a disaster for the South. The North began the war with several advantages. The North held a distinct lead in nearly every

The North had a lot of different technological advances over the South because of their industrial system and transportation system. The North also produced most of the country’s wealth. So that means they had a money to spend to have better technology. Even though North was said to be more advanced the South had some advantages too. The main one was that they were fighting war on familiar territory. They knew where to go and the fastest way to get there. The Northerns just had to guess and pretty much hope for the best. Some of the most experienced and skilled military men were Southerners. Telegraph, hot air balloon, and deadly weaponry were more key pieces of technology that changed the war. The North had another disadvantage because they

The North was the symbol of progress for the United States. They were much more technologically and morally developed than the South. They had a much higher population and were better supplied and equipped than the South. They also had the African Americans fighting on their side which gave them a more diverse fighting force (Witt). Although they initially lost many battles and lost many more men than the South, they were able to overwhelm the South in both numbers and supplies. This is what led them to victory.

The North had a higher population than the South, more ports, and stronger industries such as factory and railroad industries. The North was consequently more industrialized than the South. As a result to this, the South had to rely on the North. The North had to rely on the South as well because the South produced most of the cotton, which was in high demand in the North. The two opposing sides had to rely on each other economically.

"If wars are won by riches, there can be no question why the North eventually prevailed." The North was better equipped than the South, with the resources necessary to be successful in a long term war like the Civil War was, which was fought from 1861 – 1865. Prior, and during the Civil war, the North's economy was always stronger than the South's, boasting of resources that the Confederacy had no means of attaining. Compared to the South, The North had more factories available for production of war supplies and larger amounts of land for growing crops. Its population was several times of the South's, which was a potential source for military enlistees. Although the South had better naval leadership and commanders, such as Robert E. Lee

The North had a great industrial economy. Because there were many factories, they produced lots of railroad tracks, which played a major role in winning the Civil war. Based on the chart, Resources for War: North versus South, seventy percent of the U.S. total mileage was on railroad tracks. The railroad tracks were important because they were used to transport war supplies and soldiers to the battlefields quickly. The North won because it had a large supply of resources in every aspect of military personnel and equipment. While the railroads were essential, there was a very large number of soldiers fighting for the North. With more bodies to help fight, the war could be won quicker. According to Document four, “At the beginning of the war the Northern states had a combined population of about 9 million.”. The North’s population nearly doubled the South’s population. While soldiers were necessary to

Overall the North had many advantages, which is the reason why the Union was victorious in the Civil

For one, the North wasn’t as united as the South. While the Confederacy fought for their way of life, the North fought for politicians (Confederate States). They were also fighting in unknown territory. In order to win, they would have to seize control over a large area of land (Davidson and Stoff pg 488). Finally, the North couldn’t find a good military leader for most of the war. Most of the military colleges were in the South, so the North was at a huge disadvantage in leadership and skill (Confederate States).

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.

North won by number. They had a bigger army, larger navy, and a tremendous difference between population with the south; twenty-one million to seven million, and more infrastructure, factories that could produce weapons and goods and better managerial skills.

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.

Lesson 1 1. I think because a lot of people didn’t want to go to war or enter the military service because of many different reasons and beliefs they had also some democrats that wanted peace and to reunite the states through negotiation rather than force. 2. Attrition, the wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources, played a critical role as the war dragged on. The north, with its large population, could replace its troops much more easily than the south. 3. The confederate constitution emphasized states’ rights and limited the central government’s power. This commitment to states’ rights often interfered with Davis’s ability to conduct the war. Although many southern leaders supported the war, some opposed Jefferson Davis when he supported conscription and established martials law early in 1862. 4.The north had a strong naval tradition. More than three-fourths of the united states navy’s officers came from the north. Also most of the navy’s warships and all but two of the nation’s shipyards remained under union control. The north also had several economic advantages. The north had a larger population, giving it an advantage in raising an army and in supporting the war effort. In addition, in 1860 the north produced almost 90 percent of total manufacturing weapons and equipment. The north also had more railroad lines to enable the movement of armies and supplies. The north also had

While both the North and the South had stable and confident economic systems, the North was much more industrialized and diversified and with a better transportation system they not only had the ability for mass production but also the means for speedy and