NORTH VS SOUTH

NORTH

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

• 4 times as many free citizens
• many people to grow food and to work in factories making supplies
• more than 70% of the nation's rail lines
• strong navy and a large fleet of private trading ships
• (Disadvantage)had to conquer a huge area to bring the South back into the Union

GEOGRAPHY OF THE NORTH

• Climate: frozen winters, hot/humid summers
• Coastline; bays and harbors
• Inland; rocky soil (hard for farming)

MAJOR VICTORIES FOR THE NORTH

• Vicksburg
• Gettysburg (turning point for Union)
• Battle of Shiloh

SOUTH

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

• Defending their homeland gave them a strong reason to fight
• Had skills that made them good soldiers
• Many of the best officers in the United States were from the South
• (Disadvantage)few factories to produce weapons, railroad tracts, and other supplies
• (Disadvantage)1/3rd of the population were slaves and couldn't be soldiers

GEOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTH

• Climate: mild winters; long, hot, humid summers
• Coastline: swamps and marshes
• Towns follow the river inland

MAJOR VICTORIES FOR THE SOUTH

• Bull Run
• Fort Wagner
• Antietam (not a real win)

THE UNION WINS