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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

Thesis: Foreign policy played an undervalued role in the Union victory, and the Confederacy was not able to achieve recognition because of european anti-slavery sentiment, effective union diplomacy, less reliance on southern trade, and lack of consecutive military victories. Body #1 Slavery, and Diplomacy: The Confederacy required foreign recognition, and foreign aid in order to survive the civil war. They did not manage to achieve this because of European anti-slavery sentiment. The higher members

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

iron, gunpowder, and grain for the South. Slavery still existed in the Border States, which could be used to lure the Confederate States back. Lincoln’s priority was to preserve the Union. Keeping Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and West Virginia may have made it possible. It was entirely necessary for Lincoln to limit the rights of individuals. Northerners who sympathized with the South, also called “Copperheads”, openly attacked President Lincoln and the draft in newspapers, magazines

US Civil War United States of America was formed as a result of the revolution that continued from 1776 to 1783. After that, United States was divided into two wings/ parts that are the southern and the northern parts. Then conflict between the two aroused because the northern and the southern societies were totally different of each other in terms of economic structure, social class, politics and other social matters especially slavery. The civil war, that started in 1861 and ended in 1865, was

In Uneven Ground, the author Ronald D. Eller narrates the economic, political, and social change of Appalachia after World War II. He writes “persistent unemployment and poverty set Appalachia off as a social and economic problem area long before social critic Michael Harrington drew attention to the region as part of the “other America” in 1962.”(pp.2) Some of the structural problems stated by Eller include problems of land abuse, political corruption, economic shortsightedness, and the loss of

Antietam A Change of Tides GROUP 1 SFC FUENTESCOLON SSG LUND SSG PATRUNO SSG WISNIOWSKI SENIOR LEADERS COURSE 13B40 CLASS 002-15 17 OCTOBER 2014 Outline Thesis: Despite the Confederate momentum going into Antietam, the battle would be the overall turning point of the Civil War. I. Introduction: Cause of the Civil War • America before the Civil War • America leading into the Civil War II. Union troops heading into Antietam • Placement of forces for the battle • Commanding officers during