Overall Outcomes of the Civil War

how did the north’s advantages outweigh the south’s advantages overall

• The north had more access to resources like funding, foreign support, military supplies, transportation, and people.

• The south had resources like slavery, knowing the territory, and a general cause to fight for.

How did the meaning of the war change while it was being fought

• At the beginning of war in the north it was just to preserve the union, however as time went on it became about freeing the slaves.

• Throughout the war in the south it was to gain freedom from their powerful central government.

Number and significance of civil war deaths

• There were about 698,000 deaths, it is the war with the most American deaths.

Ultimately, the Civil War was a conflict fought over what issue?

The civil war was ultimately about slavery