Why did the North win the civil war
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- Created on: 24-02-14 20:40
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- Why did the North win the civil war
- Supremacy of Number
- North had 2 million soldiers
- Soth had 75,000 soldiers
- Industrial Supremacy
- 6X as many factories
- 10X industrial capacity
- 2X more railway mileage
- Had 80% of US wheat and oat production
- Naval Supremecy
- 90 ships when war broke out and a large merchant navy which the south did not have
- Division in South
- Delaware- Economic ties with North
- Kentucky- deeply divided but Lincoln's patience won
- Maryland- Union soldiers attack and with tough tactics secure it
- Missouri- Strong unionist support ensured it not to fall into confederate hands
- Supremacy of Number
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