North (Advantage) |
Had almost 4 times as many free citizens |
South (Advantage) |
Defending their homeland gave them a strong reason to fight |
North (Advantage) |
Had many people to grow food and to work in factories making supplies |
South (Advantage) |
Had skills that made them good soldiers |
North (Advantage) |
Had more than 70% of the nation's rail lines |
South (Advantage) |
Many of the best officers in the United States were from the South |
North (Advantage) |
Had a strong navy and a large fleet of private trading ships |
South (Disadvantage) |
Had few factories to produce weapons, railroad tracts, and other supplies |
North (Disadvantage) |
Northern soldiers had to conquer a huge area to bring the South back into the Union |
South (Disadvantage) |
Had few railroads to move troops and vital supplies |
North (Disadvantage) |
They were invading unfamiliar land |
South (Disadvantage) |
The South had a small population, about 9 million lived in the Confederacy and 22 million in the Union |
South (Disadvantage) |
More than 1/3rd of the population was enslaved; therefore they had fewer people that could be soldiers |