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It gave the North the advantage in manufacturing everything from cannons to bullets to the very buttons on their uniforms. Most iron ore mines were in Northern territory, as well as the smelting plants. Couple this with the rich veins of coal for fuel, oil for heat, and an already trained and ready army, and you must wonder what southerners were thinking.
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∙ 12y agoBecause virtually everything needed to fight the war required industry. All metal objects(guns,cannons, bullets,cannon balls and other projectiles,swords) Everything the soldiers used as equipment was made by some variety of industry.
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∙ 11y agoNorthern industries gave the Union an overwhelming edge in arms, munitions, and material. By the end of the war, the South was ragged, underfed, and had very few rounds of ammunition because they had little industrial capacity, had what little they had was destroyed. The North never suffered such shortages.
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How did the civil war affect industry and the labor force?
the civil war improved industries and almost stopped labor force
North advantages in civil war?
the north had better industry and factory
Which industry underwent tremendous expansion in the thirty years after the Civil War?
The industrial industry underwent a tremendous expansion in the thirty years after the Civil War. The Industrial expansion of the US occurred from 1860 to 1897.
Was the Civil War or Revolutionary war more important for America?
There are both very important to America. But The Revolutionary I think is a little more important because it started America, but the civil war almost ended America and did for a few years but the Revolutionary War is more important
Why was the Civil War important for the civil rights movement?
It is important because the civil war freed the slaves, and the civil right movement helped African Americans gain rights. So if the civil war didn't take place there would be no civil rights movement.To answer your quesition, the civil war was important for the civil rights movement because one freed the africian Americans and one helped them gain rights.
Which industry was least important to the newfound prosperity of the South after the Civil War?
Agriculture
Which agricultural industry became important in Virginia after the civil war?
cotton and tobacco
Who are important people in the civil war?
who were important people in the civil war
Why civil war important?
the civil war was impotant to
What important events were in the American Civil War IN the Civil War not triggered the Civil War?
It would depend on which civil war you are referring to.
Was the automobile industry been in Detroit since the civil war?
No, it was many years after the civil war. There were no automobiles in 1865.
Who was Jeffersondavis and why was he important to the civil war?
he wanted to stop the civil war
What the important of Jefferson in the Civil War?
During the civil war he was dead.
Who are the most important people during the civil war?
Who were all the important people during the Civil War?
There were many important results of the Civil War. Which do you think was the most important, and why?
There were many important results of the Civil War. Which do you think was the most important, and why?
What city was center of automobile industry after civil war?
France
How was Clara Barton important to the civil war?
she helped sodiers in the civil war
