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The North's greatest strength or resource during the Civil War was its industry.
The North and South had very different economies. The North relied on factories to make goods that they could sell or trade in their economy while the South's economy was mostly agricultural, relying mostly on cotton. -I know that that is the right answer because I am studying American History in school
In the period lading up to the US Cvil War, the North had an emerging industrial economy. The South remained a plantation based agricultural economy with much less industrial capability than the North.
The South's economy suffered much more than the North's. This was because Southern crops were burned, such as in Sherman's March to the Sea, and the South was heavily reliant on agriculture.
The North did not have as much need for slaves as the South due to its economy being more industrialized and less reliant on agriculture. The North's economy was based on manufacturing, trade, and commerce, which required a different labor force than the plantation-based agriculture of the South. Additionally, the North had a larger population of European immigrants who provided a source of cheap labor for the factories and industries. The North also had a more diverse economy with varied industries, whereas the South's economy was largely dependent on cotton and other cash crops that required a large enslaved workforce.