It's their land. They know the in's and outs of their land. That's like them New York folks trying to take over Texas. Just won't happen. They might have the money and the numbers. But we have the passion for our land. Having someone invade your house when you know they're coming. It just won't happen!
they had a well trained and very equiped miliitary
They were fighting on their own land for their own cause.
AnswerThe south had an advantage because they knew what they were fighting for whereas the North wasn't quite sure. The south was fighting for their way of life. They were fighting because they didn't want to give their slaves up and they wanted their own government to be able to rule themselves. They didn't agree with the Democratic ways of the North's judicial system. the north was a free land but the south oh boy the south they had many strong beliefs in slavery
Much bigger population to recruit from. Advantage in artillery. Manufacturing facilities for war supplies. A President of immense capability, who learned how to choose good Generals. 99% of this answer is totally correct. However, Lincoln made poor choices overall on choosing generals. The top military general of the Union was appointed much too many times.
The Colonial Period in America's history found people becoming patriots for two primary reasons. The first was quite natural: as new generations were born into the new land, allegiances to that land (no longer "new" but rather "their own") outgrew allegiances to any other. The second was brought on by repressive British rule and unwillingness to reform it, which fed the colonists' desire to rule themselves.
Patriots had more support from militias in the countryside, and the loyalists were few in number.
they didn't have to transport troops and supplies over large distances
They were fighting on their own land for their own cause.
They were fighting on their own land for their own cause.
fighting on own land, fighting because they wanted to not getting paid
because the Patriots had more weapons and protection on their own land (from 8th grade textbook)> Also, they didn't need to travel, and they knew where the hiding + ambush spots were
The south's main advantage was fighting at home. That they were fighting on the defensive in its own territory. They were familiar with the landscape and they could harass Northern invaders.
The South was fighting in its own territory.
One advantage the south had because they were fighting on their own soil was that they could move troops easier. Another advantage was that the south was used to their climate while the north was used to colder temperatures.
"Most wars" were not fought in the South. However, fighting a war on your own territory gives a strategic and tactical advantage in that you have far greeater knowledge of the terain and geography than does your opponent and you can use this knowledge to your advantage. Michael Montagne
They have a language and culture and they want they own land.
the main effects is that they were fighting over land to see who would own that land.
The patriots were the colonists who wanted to fight for America's independence. America hadn't become a country yet, and that's what the Patruot's were fighting for. To be independent from Britain and to be their own country. The patriots were the colonists who wanted to fight for America's independence. America hadn't become a country yet, and that's what the Patruot's were fighting for. To be independent from Britain and to be their own country.