1. Much smaller population.
2. Total absence of manufacturing capacity. (Sherman reminded them that they couldn't make a single boot or shoe.)
The agricultural status of the Southern states was extremely high. Over 80% of the South's economy came from agriculture. Whilst industrially, it was in the dumps, while the North's industrial economy was boosting. That was a huge disadvantage for the South during the civil war.
The Southern States seceded from 1860-1865, during the course of the Civil War.
Southern States.
During the early 1800's the southern states developed primarily an economy based on their farming activities. This was aimed at helping farmer to market their produce.
The New State Constitution was successful during Reconstruction. It made the southern states write new laws that outlawed slavery. former slaves feared less of the southern states.
The successful Northern blockade, preventing the Confederacy from importing the war supplies it needed, having no manufacturing capacity of its own.
The agricultural status of the Southern states was extremely high. Over 80% of the South's economy came from agriculture. Whilst industrially, it was in the dumps, while the North's industrial economy was boosting. That was a huge disadvantage for the South during the civil war.
The Southern States seceded from 1860-1865, during the course of the Civil War.
The southern region of the United States was known as Dixie during the American Civil War. The southern region includes 16 states and the weather is typically warm and humid during the summer.
They felt it was the states right.
They felt it was the states right.
The Confederacy
Atlanta
either 22 states or 24 states
In the United States the biggest disagreement during the 1800's was over the issue of Slavery, that is wither or not it was just, moral and fair to buy and sell humans to do common manual labor. The northern states believed in a strong federal government that could and should decide to outlaw slavery. The southern states believed in a weak federal government that would leave the issue of slavery up to each individual state to decide as they saw fit. This disagreement lead to the decision of the southern states to withdraw from the United States of America (USA) and form their own sovereign country called the Confederated States of America (CSA). This withdrawal of the southern state from the Union then lead to the Civil War.
The Confederate States of America.
The Confederate States of America