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    The North and South both had many advantages in the civil war. The North had more advantages which was a main reason that led to them winning the war. The North had a population of 22 million and the South had a population of 5.5 million. The North Had a very large advantage in population. Perhaps the North's biggest advantage was their network of roads, canals, and railroads. The North had 22,000 miles of railroad track to move soldiers and supplies through the north. The South only had 9,000 miles

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    fact not united; they were divided. At the time the United states of America was going through a hard time. The south believed slavery was necessary and wanted to move westward to expand their land and plantations. When the North banned slavery in the West, the south was extremely upset and don't enjoy being told what to do. They began to secede from the union which began the civil war. I believe the north won the civil war because of their population, their advantage in supplies, exports/imports, and

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    Civil War Compare and Contrast What are the differences between the Northern and Southern regions during the Civil War? The North and the South had many differences in their regions and in their strategies to help them win the war. The things that stood out the most were the geography, economy, and transportation, and advantages. The Climate in the North consisted of frozen winters and hot summers. The climate in the South consisted of short winters and long humid summers. The economy in the North

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    Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the South and the North in the Civil War. Was a northern victory inevitable? Why? The North had the advantage over the South due to having more resources, manufacturing and shipping. There were many advantages of the North and South in the Civil war. The advantages for the North were that they had all the manufacturing and the ports for shipping. The North had access to all of the natural resources required to manufacture weapons. The North had railroads

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    The Civil War had lots of advantages including political, social, economical, and demographic for the South and for the North during the Civil War. These advantages helped both the North and the South During the Civil War. The North had lots of advantages during the Civil War. One of the advantages that the north had during the Civil War was that the North had a superior leader, and his name was Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was an important part of the Civil War, and a big part of the North's

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    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

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    North would back out and the South would win. The North was also able to create a blockade towards the South which prevented the South from accessing ships or any way that they had to transport goods. Stated in an article called “Why did the Union Win/ Confederacy Lose?” by Carl Zebrowski states, “But of course the factors that enter into the South’s ultimate defeat are those things that you hear time and time again, and with a great amount of validity: the North’s industrial base; the North’s manpower

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    The South did not have any resources making it hard for both citizens and soldiers to live. A lot of things led up to the defeat of the South and victory of the North. The North had a Us Army that was 16,000 strong and was mostly stationed in the West, as well as the US Navy which was small but still noticeable. While the South did not have a national army or navy. Instead they had small state armies like the army

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    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

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    flooded since the Ohio River rose over the ten-foot flood wall in 1937; only this time not by water, but by prescription pain pills. I grew up in the foothills of Appalachia, where pain clinics were widespread throughout the Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia tri-state area until 2010. Physical therapy is an option that residents of my hometown are not fully aware of. The opioid crisis that is currently being fought by the APTA is something that continues to go on in front of my own eyes. Unfortunately

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