The advantages of the north and south during the civil war. The north’s advantages compared to the south. The union had the population advantage‚ the union had 21 million people‚ but the confederacy only had 9 million people but there were 3.5 million slaves to. Wile the civil war was going on the north was out numbering the south by 2 to 1 for the people who fought in the war. The union was more industrialized and better equipped to make products that were made of iron like railroads and ships
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In the early American colonies‚ the south and the north developed into two distinctly different colonies. Although their origins were both from Europe‚ their customs and living habits became so different that it would play a major role in America’s history. There are many reasons why these differences occurred but only a few major reasons stand out. Religion‚ greed and the composition of the colonies are some of the major reasons why the north and south grew to be so different in the late 1600’s
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The Differences between the North and South During the Industrial Revolution During the early 1800s‚ the United States changed in numerous ways in a little amount of time. The changes that occurred were a result of the industrial development and advancements that took place in the 19th century. Consequently‚ there were both many positive and negative effects that occurred as a result of these changes. However‚ these developments affected the North and the South in great ways. The differences between
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the nation the feelings regarding abolition were mixed or out right derided. (Nash‚ et al.‚ 2007.‚ p. 448) Prior to the war‚ tensions heightened between the North and South as many northerners believed the South to be a slave power that was “determined to foist the slave system upon free labor throughout the land‚” and southerners seeing the North as a land full of “black Republicanism” set to destroy their way of life. (Nash‚ et al.‚ 2007.‚ p. 425) However‚ while some spoiled for a fight others were
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imagined. What they found was a system similar to that of the south‚ where the working classes was mistreated and underpaid by the rich and powerful. The leader of the Women’s Rights Movement‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ said this: “The men and the women of the North are slave-holders‚ those of the South slave-owners. The guild rests on the North equally with the South.” Susan B. Anthony meant that the laborers in the North and slaves in the South were treated the same; that is‚ unfairly. Susan B. Anthony
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(Civil War) between the North and South was a major war that included more than 100‚000 troops. North and South had to turn to their neighboring countries to find more men willing to fight with them. Both started to developed strategic plans. The south wanted their independence and the North wanted to preserve their Union. Believing that a time for negotiating has passed Lincoln believed the North had to physically conquer the Confederates to gain control of the South. The North had more man power and
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to a cause equally‚ something the North and South could not do! North and South could never agree on many things‚ causing the Civil War. The Civil War includes some of the most cruel‚ bloody wars anyone has ever seen. The reasons of the war affected so much‚ the country is split into two. Reasons for South fighting One of the reasons for the South fighting against North is slavery‚ one of the main reasons for the war. In the split of the North and South‚ the South developed tensions and is angered
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The Antebellum Period occurred from 1820-1860. It was a period in history where abolition was using and separation between abolitionists and supporters of slavery became apparent. While the abolitionist movement is one of the well known social reforms to have occurred‚ there was also the Horace Mann and the Public School Movement which fought for the equality in education. There was also the Temperance Movement which called for the prohibition of alcohol. The Abolitionist Movement was formed during
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might be realized.” (W.E.B Dubois). This explains that people‚ both in the south and the north have seen all the bad issues that happened after the civil war. The civil war has caused a large separation between the south and north. From all the damage that happened between the two states of slavery getting involved and separation made Lincoln make a reconstruction to make the north and south one big state at the end. The north had passed the 13th‚ 14th and 15th amendment to protect the African-Americans
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industrial and technological development. Both the North and the South created many advances in railroad and water transportation. The Union‚ however‚ was far more advanced technologically than the Confederate states . Consequently‚ the North made greater and more effective use of progress in weapons‚ communication‚ transportation and medicine than South . Although the industrial development made the nation very widely known‚ both the south and the north were divided because their differences. The Civil
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