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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.
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What was the Souths people like before the civil war?
Many before and after the war were white supremacists.
What was the souths main goal at the start of the civil war?
To gain official recognition as a sovereign nation. They could claim that they didn't want a war.
What were the norths and souths goals and advntages during civil war?
Goals of the North were to abolish slavery while goals of the South were to keep slavery. The North's advantages were that they had railroads so that they could move equipment etc. round easily while the South didn't have as many and it was more difficult to move supplies, which was a huge factor in the war. The Souths advantages were that they had slaves working for them doing the work while the North did not. Also the North had freed slaves fighting for them as well.
What union general accepted souths surrender during civil war?
General Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of the south at appomattox courthouse.
What advantages did both sides of the civil war have?
Great Generals
What was the souths advantages in the war?
Military leadership
Who was the Souths president duing civil war?
Jefferson Davis
The souths main goal of the civil war was to?
to recognition that they are their own "country" that is the main purpose why the south started the civil war
Who was the souths greatest general during the Civil War?
was the key general of the south during the civil war
What was the Souths people like before the civil war?
Many before and after the war were white supremacists.
Was Jefferson Davis a present in the civil war?
yes,he was president of the souths side
What was the souths economy like during the civil war?
Before the War it was great. During and afterwards it was terrible.
What was the souths condtions after the civil war?
=The war was fought in the south so the land was destroyed. And crops were taken.=
What was the Souths Plan going into the Civil War?
the souths plan was for to wait till the north gave up or got tired like fort Sumter
What was the south's war strategy during the Civil War?
The souths plan to win the war was to repel the attacks instead of invading the North.
How did the civil war hurt the souths economy?
it caused inflation, prices rose 9,000 percent %
In the Civil War what was the result of the Souths desire for increased states rights?
What the h*!@is that suposed to mean!?
