West Virginia Power

After the long battles that made up the infamous, Civil War, the North ended up taking the victory after the South surrendered. The North won the civil war with the help of having an advanced industrial economy rather than an environmental economy. The industrial economy brought in people because of the job opportunities and because of this the population of the North sky rocketed. Also, the agricultural or environmental economy in the south limited the army and were less advanced with technology

The civil war was a battle between the union and the confederacy to preserve the union. The war took 4 years for the north to win, and near the end of the war, the north was also fighting to end slavery. The north won the war because they had more resources, better strategies, and better transportation. First off, the north had more resources. This can easily be seen when looking at the North versus South chart. The chart shows different types of resources, such as workers, factories, railroads

Appalachian Literature provides a way to gain insight about the common stereotypes that are applied to specific gender. In literature, Appalachia men are shown to be valued less than outsiders as a result of the stereotypes applied to them. They are perceived as lazy drunks and incompetent males, resulting in outsiders viewing themselves as superior and Appalachian males as untrustworthy. Appalachian men attempt to prove their worth, while maintaining their pride. In Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

Many think that the north could have helped more in the reconstruction of these nation but I would have to disagree due to these facts. After the Civil war, many things were changing. Things such as souths power, slavery, and all white superiority but after a war like that something is bound to change. Who killed reconstruction (time of comeback for south after the civil war) easy, the South. The south killed reconstruction by having very exact plans for the reconstruction and for allowing terror

Advantages played an important role in the Civil War. The north and south both had their share of advantages. The north had more railroads and were more industrialized. The north also had a better navy. The south was fighting on their own turf and they had 7 of 8 military schools to help train their troops. These facts eventually lead to the north winning the war. In this essay i'm going to tell you the advantages of the north and south by political, social, economic, and demographic reasons. In

from Abraham Lincoln that the war was not about slavery and that he did not have the power to remove it. The image of a rebellion against an overbearing ruler seemed gallant too much of Europe. The Confederate diplomats tried to convinced to the leaders in Europe that they are fighting against the northern “infidels”. It seemed to many that the South would prefer a Monarchy under the control of a European power, all in the attempt to win over their allegiance. The Union’s method was to point out

out, and then take hold of Washington D.C., the Union’s capital. The North’s strategy resulted in 5 wins, as did the South’s, while the North won battles near the end of the war the south did quite the opposite. The South won all five battles in Virginia, the first was 1st Battle of Bull run, on July 1, 1861, this is the battle that started the war. The South’s next victory was The Second Battle of Bull Run, from August 27-30 1862, followed by the Battle of Fredericksburg, on December 13, 1862 and

of cotton anywhere in the world. They tried to use this for Cotton Diplomacy. Which means they tried to get other countries to help them in the war. This was a political advantage. They also had one of the best generals in the USA. He graduated from West Point. His name is Robert E. Lee. This was a political and demographic

The Civil War was a tough time for Americans, but who had it better? The North, or the South? The North and the South had their own strengths and weaknesses. Evidence from the war points to one side triumphing over the other. The North had a more powerful lead on the Civil War, and could easily win with all of their supplies and industrial advancements. The North during the Civil War had many advantages, one being a larger population. The North had over twice the amount of people than the South

A question that is frequently asked by people; why did the Confederacy lose the Civil War? The larger number of union troops is what most historians think. Within the book The South vs. the South by William W. Freehling gives a whole other perspective and bring the reader an entirely new answer to the question. The Author as well splits the answer into two being, “the defeat of the Confederate nation can be attributed to two interrelated groups: Southern white anti-Confederates and Southern black