Civil War Strengths And Weaknesses

Differences: The North had 22,000,000 troops and the South had only 9,000,000. During the battle the North had twice as many soldiers then the South. But, during the battle the South had about 3,500,000 slaves as their help, during the battle. 92% of the nation’s industries were in the North, very little industrial development, mostly an agrarian economy in the South. The North had 75% of the nation’s wealth banking, manufacturing, and shipping. Most of the wealth in the South was in land and in slaves. The cause for fighting was to preserve the Union at first. Later the emancipation of slaves. The South’s was to gain independence and to protect their way of life including slavery.

The North had a preponderance of resources that are needed to conduct a war of European style. In order to conduct a war, a government needs men to fight and an economy that can be suited for wartime production. For wartime production to be efficient, there needs to be available labor, transportation, communication, natural resources, and foodstuff. The North had a larger population, more fighting age men, more railroad and canals, and more factories that could produce materiel. For example, the North had 5,832,128 draft animals (horses, mules, and asses) compared to 2,928,494 in the South. Furthermore, in 1840, the South had 44 percent of the nation’s railroad lines. By 1850, “the more rapid

First off, the north had more resources. This can easily be seen when looking at the North versus South chart. The chart shows different types of resources, such as workers, factories, railroads, firearms, and a few other useful things that are needed for a war. The graph then shows a bar graph for each of those resources, showing in each one, that north has a big advantage over south with that resource. Firearms, for example, is a resource

The North was able to recruit many soldiers to fight in the civil war. Having more soldiers in the North helped carry out better attacks on the South as well as defeat more Confederate soldiers. In,”Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South”, it states,”On paper, the Union outweighed the Confederacy in almost every way. Nearly 21 million people lived in 23 Northern states.” (ushistory.org).

The economy in the South was based on plantations, mostly bales of cotton that were managed by slaves (Doc. B). Their economy was so great that, in 1857, out of the $279,000,000 the U.S. produced of domestic products, the South produced $158,000,000 out of articles like cotton and rice, which could not be made in the North; perhaps this is what lead them to believe they were so powerful. (Doc. D). However, they also felt they depended too much on the North for articles of utility and adornment, as well as rail-roads, canals, and other public improvements (Doc. C). The North, on the contrary, worked primarily on industries and factories. (Doc. B). The conflict between the two came when the South wanted to leave the Constitution and become its own country (Doc. E), which meant that the U.S. would lose a huge amount of its economy, although this was not the main reason why the North did not like the idea of the South leaving the U.S. The North and the South had distinguishably different economies, with the South’s being rural and the North’s industrial, so any changes in tariffs mostly benefited the North rather than the South, which is what mostly upset the

The population that the North had was much larger than the South and this gave them advantages and led to victory

The north had greater population. While the south had 9 million people (3.5 million were slaves), the North had 22 million people (Doc 2). The north was also ahead in factory production. The north used 81% of the factory production, while the south used 19%. The north further more used 66% of the railroad mileage; the south only used 34% of the mileage. (Doc 1)

The South had many great military leaders. The leaders were then able to teach the soldiers more than what the North could. The North had a supreme advantage on population. The North had 22 million soldiers and workers to draw from while the south only had 5.5 million to draw from. Another huge advantage of the North was all the railroads. The North had 22,00 miles of railroad track whereas the south only had 9,000. The more railroads, the farther and faster you can get supplies out. The military leaders were able to transport troops quickly and politicians were able to travel throughout the country giving speeches, such as the Gettysburg Address, and describing the power and speed of the

The first reason the South lost the Civil War is because the South could not compete with the North in terms of manpower. During the Civil War, the population of the South was only a measly 9 million people compared to the North’s 22 million. 3.5 million of those 9 million people in the South were slaves as well. This gives the North a huge advantage as it allowed then to take more risks in the war, and had more men to fight for the dead or wounded. However, this was not the only advantage the North had in the war.

One of the main differences of the economy were the railroads. The North had more railroads than the South because they used the railroads to transport medicines,soldiers,clothes,utilities,weapons, and foods during the war. In Document 1, the top map shows how the north had railroads going from different states and extending more. While, the South had a few railroads. In Document 2, the North’s railroad mileage was better since they did rely mostly on public transportation than the south did. Another difference was that the North was based on industrialization while the South was based on agriculture. In Document 1, the map on the bottom shows that the south’s main production was cotton. In Document 2, the graphs show that the North had 73% more population than the South who only had 27% of the population. The south had 88% more of slaves while the North had only had 12% of slaves. The North 1,300,000 industrial workers while the south only had 110.00 industrial workers. The North’s value of manufacturing goods yearly was over the south’s yearly value. The south instead relied on produce such as cotton while the north did not. Both used corn but the north produced it more than the south. These events caused the civil war to start because both had different economic

The difference between the North and South’s economy varied greatly. The South had a mainly agricultural economy while the North mainly focused on an industrial economy. It can be seen on the pi charts of the North and South’s economy that the North was more prosperous with their economy do to that fact that one and a half trillion dollars of manufactured goods were produced in the North while only one hundred fifty-five million dollars were produced in the South (Doc 2). The South made most of their money from crops but most importantly cotton. South was the top producer in cotton and it was a very popular crop to buy. The difference in economy between the North and South took a toll on the relationship between them. The difference in economies was a tension that was one event that led to the civil

The loss of manpower to the army took a toll on the south. During the Civil War the North had double the population than the south. The North also had double the railroad tracks. The South had smarter commanders than the North. The North had way more in uniform.

In the north, soldiers were not as well trained which caused an invasion of fighting on unfamiliar territory. They had to fight in a different t place than their own homeland, which means that the south fought harder because the south was fighting on their land. Northern soldiers had to conquer a huge area to bring the South back to the union. Disadvantages of the south were they had a small population and little to no factories. Having no factories was a huge problem because they couldn’t produce weapons and other goods. They had few railroads to move troops and vital supplies. Their economy was relied on the North and had a less centralized government. The south had such a small population that about 9 million lived in the Confederacy and 22 million in the union. More than 1/3 of the population was enslaved, therefore leading to having fewer people who could become a soldier and fight in

The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history. America was split into two sides that had strengths and weaknesses against each other. It seemed they were the complete opposite. The North had more factories and railroads, while the South had more farms. Politics had a strong part to play too. The North had a better government, while the South struggled to form one. Finally, the North had a larger army throughout the war.

While both the North and the South had stable and confident economic systems, the North was much more industrialized and diversified and with a better transportation system they not only had the ability for mass production but also the means for speedy and