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South Carolina seceded prior to the start of the American Civil War, but it was the first state to do so.
The South wanted to start the Civil War because they thought they had the rights to do what they wanted. They did not wants to stop slavery, build factories, give up their farms.
At the start of the American Civil War, it was the North that had "dominance" (or, a strong advantage) in foreign trade. While the South's cotton was a primary export crop for the United States before the war, it was Northern merchants who handled the vast majority of the shipping between markets, just as the ships themselves were typically constructed by Northern ship-builders.
The official start of the Civil War was when the South fired on Fort Sumter NC.
The South had superior generals. It also had a powerful patriotism and a belief in the justice of its cause.
The Confederates (South)
The Confederates (South)
Technically, yes. The official start of the Civil War was when the South fired on Fort Sumter NC.
The only advantage that the South had, at first, was military leadership
During the American Civil War, the North enjoyed numerous advantages over the South from the start of the conflict onward. One particularly significant advantage that it did not have, however, was the luxury of remaining on the defense. In order to achieve its war-aims, the North would need to take the offensive and invade Southern territory.
In the US Civil War, the North had the advantage in population and industry. The South had the advantage of better officers, and that they were defending their homes.
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The single most consistent advantage for the South during the US Civil War was that they only needed a successful defensive war to win independence.
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