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Civil War review
Question | Answer |
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North advantages | Large Pop. (more soldiers), more industry, better banking, better Navy, large, efficient RR system, Lincoln |
South advantages | Strong support for war, fought on familiar territory, strong tradition of military training, Jefferson Davis |
North Disadvantages | Had to control the South which would be hard, had to fight against hostile, spirited people, didn't know land. |
South Disadvantages | Small Pop. (less soldiers), less industry, no banking system, weak Navy, weak RR system, strong belief in State's rights, hard to unite. |
South president | Jefferson Davis |
South capital | Richmond, VA |
North goal | Bring South back, keep country together |
South goal | win recognition as independent nation |
North strategy | Blockade coast(no trade), Invade Mississipi river (cut South in half), Take south capital. |
South strategy | Defend and tire north, hope for support from Britain and France. |