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.
The Union naval blockade, which prevented the Confederacy from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for war-supplies. This crippled the Southern economy.
South Yemen Civil War happened in 1986.
A civil war is when 2 factions fight to control the same government. The south wanted their own government so the American 'Civil War' was not a civil war. It was and is the south's view that the north invaded the south, starting a war of aggression.
No, most blacks did not leave the south after the civil war.
The Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War was fought between the Union (north) and the Confederacy (south). The war was fought mainly about the issue of slavery. The Union eventually won and that is what makes us the United States of America today.
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The south lost the civil war
The Union naval blockade, which prevented the Confederacy from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for war-supplies. This crippled the Southern economy.
The South's greatest advantage in the US Civil War was the fact that it would be defending its own territory. It was important to know the Southern terrain, to know its own liabilities, and be in a position to correct them before the Union knew the weaknesses existed.
South Yemen Civil War happened in 1986.
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A civil war is when 2 factions fight to control the same government. The south wanted their own government so the American 'Civil War' was not a civil war. It was and is the south's view that the north invaded the south, starting a war of aggression.
No, most blacks did not leave the south after the civil war.
The Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War was fought between the Union (north) and the Confederacy (south). The war was fought mainly about the issue of slavery. The Union eventually won and that is what makes us the United States of America today.
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. ______________ But he did not lead the south into the Civil War he led them DURING the civil war.