The Two Sides

• The North had an advantage in a larger population
• The North had more industry
• The North had a stronger Navy than the South
• The North had a better bank than the South.
• The North had more resources than the South.
• The North had more railroads than the South.
• The North had Abraham Lincoln to lead them.
• The North's disadvantage was having to invade the South.
• The North's disadvantage was that they had long supply lines.
• The North's disadvantage was that they had unfamiliar territory
• The North's disadvantage was that they had poor military leadership.
• The South thought that defending was the way of life.
• The South had well trained military leaders.
• The South would have homeland battles.
• The South had skilled soldiers who rode horses and shot guns.
• The South had a smaller population of free men.
• The South had fewer factories than the North.
• The South had less food production than the North.
• The South had a divisive effect of states rights.
• The South had no navy.