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Stella <3
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like since they did not have to fight on their own land,, things liek that what were there advantages? thannnks
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What were the North's (the Union's) advantages fighting in the Civil War?
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KEC
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They had more industry, they had more people, they had more money, they had better technology, they had more rail lines, they had a working government
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knight1192a
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One of the biggest is one Grant realized would be the downfall of the Confederacy. Manpower. The Confederacy could not afford to fight a war of attrition because it did not have the ability to be able to replace all the men lost in battle.
Another advantage was the North was heavily industrialized, allowing it to outproduce the South in the tools of war. Both sides went to Europe to get weapons, though the South had to rely a little heavier on Europe as it was having to build up the facilities needed to produce arms and equipment for fighting the war. It had far fewer facilities at the start of the war to do this with than the North did.
Then there's farming capacity. One would expect the South to out produce the North here. But this point concerns being able to provide food for the armies and civilian population. Because the war was fought in the South and both sides foraged heavily, the South was soon unable to provide adequately for both. Union troops could expect to always have rations which their Confederate counterparts couldn't.
Next up is naval power. The South never had the naval power of the North. While at the start of the war the North's naval power was more a paper navy than an actual one, the naval power of the North did allow the North to slowly close down all ports in which the South could bring in supplies through. The blockade strangled the South even more than the Union armies.
Another advantage was the North was heavily industrialized, allowing it to outproduce the South in the tools of war. Both sides went to Europe to get weapons, though the South had to rely a little heavier on Europe as it was having to build up the facilities needed to produce arms and equipment for fighting the war. It had far fewer facilities at the start of the war to do this with than the North did.
Then there's farming capacity. One would expect the South to out produce the North here. But this point concerns being able to provide food for the armies and civilian population. Because the war was fought in the South and both sides foraged heavily, the South was soon unable to provide adequately for both. Union troops could expect to always have rations which their Confederate counterparts couldn't.
Next up is naval power. The South never had the naval power of the North. While at the start of the war the North's naval power was more a paper navy than an actual one, the naval power of the North did allow the North to slowly close down all ports in which the South could bring in supplies through. The blockade strangled the South even more than the Union armies.
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Schmoe
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The fact that they had more industry in the North helped out greatly when they needed guns. They were able to just make more if the need arose. The South, however, had to have theirs shipped from Europe -- which took time and money.
The North also had more rail lines, which allowed information, men, and weapons to be transported faster.
The North also had more rail lines, which allowed information, men, and weapons to be transported faster.