Chapter 15 North and South advantages and disadvantages

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North Advantages

  • 20 million people (excluding Kentucky and Missouri) but only 9 million in South (including 3.5 million slaves)

  • Manufacturing 9 times as much as South (including 97% of nation’s firearms)

  • Far larger and more efficient railway system

  • North had control of navy and merchant marine (allowing for blockade of South)

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South Advantages

  • Only had to hold onto what already had

  • Could fight a defensive war:

  • Less costly in men and material

  • Of great importance in maintaining morale and winning outside sympathy

  • Quickly found great commander

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North Disadvantages

  • Have to include unfriendly territory

  • Poor general leadership

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South Disadvantages

  • Not enough manufacturing to supply the war

  • Not a healthy economy

  • Many strikes

  • Population was 9 million, and of that, 3.5 million were slaves

  • Small navy

  • They had to rely upon foreign trade (GB)