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Free vs. Slave States

Naval ship tonnage 25Xs greaterIron Production 15Xs greaterFirearm Production 32Xs greaterHad mini-balls instead of musket balls Had better artillery cannons (shot further and more accurate )Had the Anaconda Plan

South had a more defined goal (win independence)Had great military leaders (General Lee)Had to only defend their territory (North had to carry out an invasion)

North vs. South MilitarilyNorthSouth

A Rebel yell sounds like this.

A Yankee battle cry sounds like this.

Advanced with the Industrial RevolutionHad factories: woolen mills, steel foundries, coal minesSupplied uniforms, guns, shoes, and other suppliesHad 22,000 miles of UNIFORM train tracks laid outCould resupply fasterCould assemble and move troops quickerThe North controlled the trading portsThe North had telegraph lines (communication)Income tax to raise money

Still relies on plantation farmingCotton trade was the major source for their economyNeeded to trade their cotton with England and FranceVery underdeveloped in the Industrial RevolutionHad 9,000 miles of train track but, many were not conjoined and were not uniformHad little to no factoriesCant have federal taxes because of too much state power

North vs. South EconomyNorthSouth

The Victory Train

North had more than double the total population of the South (20 million)North had 3Xs as many men for eligible for military duty (4 million)Industrial Workers 10Xs as many (1.1 million)

South had only 8 million peopleSouth had 1.1 million men eligibleSouth had only 100,000 industrial workersMany people in the South were African American SlavesNorth vs. South PopulationNorthSouth