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    In 1861‚ when the Civil War broke out‚ the Confederacy and the Union both had numerous advantages and disadvantages and there were multiple women and slaves that contributed to the war. To begin with‚ the Confederacy had its significant advantages that helped it push through the war‚ one of which was its strong leaders. Many believed “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee were some of the best officers even before the war. Also‚ they had the advantage of fighting on their own soil. They knew the

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    The Civil War began on April 12‚ 1861. There were two sides. The North and South. Both which had advantages upon each other. One of the many advantages that the North had against the South was that it had more than 70% of the nation’s railroad lines. On the other hand‚ the South had better generals than the North. First of all‚ one of the biggest advantages the North had was men. They had four times the soldier then the South had. The North also had better equipment (like cannons) and supplies

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    POV: From the very start‚ the British had a huge advantage. Not only did they outnumber the American upstarts three to one‚ but they had a highly trained professional army of their own as opposed to the ragtag‚ mostly self-taught colonist soldiers‚ as well as the German mercenaries‚ American Tories‚ and many Indians the British employed. England’s wealth greatly exceeded that of America’s‚ as did its naval strength. For much of the start of the war‚ in fact‚ the Royal Navy regularly obliterated the

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    The Civil War‚ also known as “The War Between the States”‚ was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America‚ a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery. As hostilities broke out between the North and the South‚ both sides believed that they would prevail in short order; very few on either side envisioned a bloody four-year war that would pit brother against

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    Advantages in the Civil War No war has killed as many American men as the Civil War. This is because it was a war between ourselves. Leading up to the war were disagreements about slavery and Presidents and other things like that. The South on one side‚ and the North on the other. When Lincoln was elected‚ who the North wanted as President but the South didn’t‚ all hell broke loose. The South attacked northern troops at Fort Sumter and thus began the Civil War. In this war the North had almost

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    The civil war is one of the turning points in the history of the United States. After the fall of fort Sumter‚ the battle lines were drawn very quickly. The first shots had been fired and there was no turning back. The union being an established country already‚ acknowledged by outside countries as a nation. This was one of the most important advantages of the Union. The north where most of the union states resided was known for its booming industry. This means they readily had supplies in which

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    There are advantages and disadvantages in every war that can either be minute details or change the whole course of the war. In the Revolutionary war‚ there were many advantages and disadvantages of either side. America and Britain both had different things working for them or against them‚ many of these things were very significant by the end of the war. Although both sides had various advantages and disadvantages‚ America’s advantages outweighed those of the British. In the war‚ America had

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    wondered what it was like to be in the Civil War? Or how strong or weak the South and North were? Well I explain all of this in my essay. The South had very many strengths including: Guerilla Warfare‚ good generals‚ unified groups‚ skilled soldiers‚ and the home field advantage .Guerilla Warfare was a “hit and run” tactic that the confederacy used as an attack. For our generals we had General Ulysses Grant. He made the North surrender and helped us win the war. Their army was very unified or together

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    The Civil war was the bloodiest war in American history. The South had many advantages at the beginning of the war but they were short term advantages. The South relied heavily on trade from the North but didn’t realize it until the North stopped buying their cotton. The North had population and industry on their side of the war. The problem with the North is that not all northerners wanted to go to war. The reason the south took four years for the North to win‚ among other reasons‚ is because they

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