1861

The Unions Strengths

• Richer and more technologically advanced: “About 90% of the nations manufacturing and most of its banks were in the North.” This meant they had more money for trade.
• Geographical Advantages: more farms to produce food for troop. Land contained iron, coal, copper, and gold.
• more soldiers to fight in the war.

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• Due to the fact that the north relied on factories, they were adapted to fit with war life (making bombs, bullets, etc...)
• The North has a greater amount of population (21 million), which means more soldiers to fight in the war.

The Unions Weakness

• Most of military leadership went back home to the south. This means that the North will have very little knowledge about war.

The Souths Strengths

• Military leadership: most of America’s best officers were southerners who chose to fight.
• Geographic Advantages: had a huge territory that the south could use to their advantage. It could easily make the north tired.

The Souths Weakness

• Economy: Their economy could not support a long war. It had few factories to produce weapons.
• Transportation: lacked railroads that needed to take troops places.

Union vs. Confederacy
24 States vs. 11 States

The Union President

The Union Vice President

The Confederacy President

The Confederacy Vice President

Technology in the North

• Developed the Minnie balls- improved long range shots
• Telegraph

Technology in the South

• The Floating- battery naval guns
• Gas Balloons

Economy in the North

• 110,000 factories
• 16% of large farms
• Their value of exports were 36% higher

Economy in the South

• 18,000 factories
• 84% of large farms
• Relied on cash crops

Population in the North

• Total- 21 Million
• Immigrants- 2.2 Million
• Slaves- 432, 632

Population in the South

• Total- 9 Million
• Immigrants- 810,0
• Slaves- 4 Million

Military Leaders in the North

Military Leaders in the South

Preparedness in the North

• Lincoln did nothing until after the Battle of Fort Sumter. He called for volunteers, which meant no one know what they where doing

Preparedness in the South

• The Confederacy army didn't have enough supplies