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North had way more people than South
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At the outbreak of Civil War,
the Union had 18 715 055 inhabitants,
the CSA had 9 103 332 inhabitants, of which 3 522 034 slaves,
the Border States had 3 024 745 inhabitants, of which 430 929 slaves.
According to the following article, the US population at the time of the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 was: the Union 22 million and the Confederacy 9 million http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Before the start of the US Civil War, the population of the North was 22 million people. The total war deaths for the North were 365,000, leaving a population of 21,635,000. This number is not exact since it doesn't include births during the Civil War or deaths from other causes, because exact numbers are not known.
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What was the norths capital during the civil war?
Washington d.c.
What were the Confederate ships that broke through the Norths line of defense in the Civil War?
These ships were called blockade runners
How did the first major battle of the civil war change the norths ezpectations about the war?
Before Bull Run, most assumed that the war would be short and easy.
Norths strengths in civil war?
Much bigger population from which to recruit armies. Nearly all the industrial manufacturing capability in America. A Navy big enough to blockade the Southern ports. A big advantage in artillery. A President of exceptional talent.
The south feared the norths?
Rapid population growth
What war the norths greatest recource during the civil war?
Much bigger population and much bigger manufacturing capacity.
What contributed to the norths steady population growth in the years prior to the civil war?
an increase in the number of factories and jobs. (Study Island)
What was the norths color during the civil war?
navy blue
What was the norths capital during the civil war?
Washington d.c.
What was norths goals during the civil war?
to free all slaves from slavry in the south
What was the norths economy based on before the civil war?
Before the civil war the north economy was based on agriculture. It was later based on the industrial revolution after the war.
Who was norths general during civil war?
Mary-Joe-anna or Jo-mama
What was norths main goal in fighting the civil war?
To reunite the states and get the cotton revenues back.
What was the norths reason to right in the civil war?
The north wants to end slavery The north wants to end slavery
What were the Confederate ships that broke through the Norths line of defense in the Civil War?
These ships were called blockade runners
How did the first major battle of the civil war change the norths ezpectations about the war?
Before Bull Run, most assumed that the war would be short and easy.
What is a factor that historians believed contributed to the norths victory during the civil war?
The most talented President the Americans ever had
