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What were the advantages of the North and South in the US Civil War?
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∙ 8y ago
The main advantage of the North was that they had more supplies because they had more factories and farmlands. These were for the most part unreachable by Southern armies. The same was true about Northern shipyards, in Philadelphia, New York and Boston. The North also already had a central government. This was combined by an overwhelmingly larger population as a source for army recruits. The North was also in better position to borrow funds than was the South.
The main advantage of the South was that they had excellent military generals as a result of the strong tradition of military schools. At the beginning of the war, the North did not have as many good generals as the South did.
North
-Factories
-Bigger Population
South
-Knew the land better (most battles were fought in the South)
-Mental Drive (they had a cause and a reason to fight, the North was just trying to fight against them)
Also, the South needed only to fight on the defensive side for the most part. To win independence the South did not need to "conquer" the North, but mainly have the Northern population grwo tired of the conflict.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y ago[Confederate advantages]
Some of the best officers of the US Army had resigned to join the Confederates.
Traditional advantage in cavalry - most young Southerners could ride and shoot
Officer class - the army was a more natural choice of career for sons of rural landowners than in the industrial North.
Rank-&-file - a more soldierlike breed, a generally aggressive kind of people
Home-ground advantage - most battles were on terrain unfamiliar to the enemy
Stronger war-mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
Their President did not have to face an election in mid-war, as Lincoln did.
(At the beginning) Prospect of recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
[Union advantages]
Much bigger population from which to recruit armies.
Traditional advantage in artillery, including new rifled cannon
Industrial capability - access to all kinds of war-supplies
More railroad mileage - whole armies could move by train
Big enough navy to blockade Southern coast
Most talented President the Americans ever had
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∙ 8y agoEach side in the US Civil War had its own advantages. For the North, its advantage was a large population from which to draw military recruits. The North also had an advantage in manufacturing, especially for war supples. The South's advantage was that it was a large territory to capture fully. Also, the South only needed to fight a defensive war. It did not have to conquer the North to win independence.
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What advantages did the South have over the North going into the US Civil War?
Nothing
What industrial advantages did the South have over the North in the US Civil War?
Simply, it could manufacture all manner of war-supplies, including the latest rifle-barrelled artillery, while the agricultural South was increasingly unable to import anything, because of the Unon Naval blockade.
North advantages in civil war?
the north had better industry and factory
What was the lasting impact of the Civil War?
The impact that the Civil War had on the North and the South was: North: * North abolished slavery after the war because of the Emancipation Proclamation South * South grew poor * South experienced inflation
Was America north or south in the civil war?
They were "the Civil War". The North and the South were going against each other. They were fighting against slavery (the North). And the South wanted slavery.
What advantages did the south have against the north in the civil war?
there lower
Did the North have more advantages over the South in the US Civil War?
yea
What advantages did the South have over the North going into the US Civil War?
Nothing
Who had more advantages to assist during the civil war?
The north had more advantages, the south had more allies.
Did the south had all the economic advantages during the civil war?
Most advantages, economic and otherwise, favored the North
How many slaves were in the north in the civil war?
Also the South had Slaves to work on those farms the North started blockading the South there was a widespread shortage of many goods such as shoes. Adventages of North during Civil war? What were the advantages of the North?
What resources did the North have that gave it a significant advantages over the South during the Civil war?
The North had the factories capable of making supplies and equipment for war.
What industrial advantages did the South have over the North in the US Civil War?
Simply, it could manufacture all manner of war-supplies, including the latest rifle-barrelled artillery, while the agricultural South was increasingly unable to import anything, because of the Unon Naval blockade.
The north or the south win the Civil War?
The north won the civil war.
Which was an advantage the south had over the north in the civil war?
In the US Civil War, the South had a number of advantages. Perhaps one of the best ones was the fact that they did not have to conquer the North to win. Their goal for independence would come when the North no longer wished to continue the conflict.
Who fought in the civil war north or the south?
The north and the south fought against each other in the civil war.
Information on the north against south civil war people?
who are some of the people in civil war north against south?
