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AnswerTheir railway system was not complete, they had railroads here and there, but it didn't connect them as well as the North's railway system. So supplies and soldiers came with more difficulty, it wasn't as smooth. That's a big weakness!

their economy was based on agriculture, but the northerners was based on industry, so the north could make weapons, etc. but, the south had to import things from other countries. the north had a good navy so they could block the southern ports. other problems were starvation, disease, a loss of morale....

The fact that the North was able to ruin the South's economy by placing blockades on southern ports and river-ways, illustrates that the South did not have an adequate navy. If they had, they could have kept the ports opened, which would have allowed for the export of their money crops, such as cotton, tobacco and sugar. They would also have been able to import finished goods, such as machinery and weapons. Had they built an adequate navy before starting hostilities, they could have not only survived but might have had the upper hand over the Northern states -- they had the raw materials that Europe wanted and was more than willing to purchase if they could be shipped.
The fact that the North was able to ruin the South's economy by placing blockades on southern ports and river-ways, illustrates that the South did not have an adequate navy. If they had, they could have kept the ports opened, which would have allowed for the export of their money crops, such as cotton, tobacco and sugar. They would also have been able to import finished goods, such as machinery and weapons. Had they built an adequate navy before starting hostilities, they could have not only survived but might have had the upper hand over the Northern states -- they had the raw materials that Europe wanted and was more than willing to purchase if they could be shipped.

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