Spiral Assignment #74 North vs. South Draw this chart in your spiral
Spiral Assignment #75 Advantages & Disadvantages NORTH vs. SOUTH Spiral Assignment #75 Advantages & Disadvantages NORTH ADVANTAGES SOUTH ADVANTAGES NORTH DISADVANTAGES SOUTH DISADVANTAGES Draw this chart in your spiral
Geography NORTH SOUTH - Four distinct seasons - Rocky thin soil in the New England area - Fertile rich soil from Pennsylvania to Iowa - Fast moving rivers - Forests - Mild winters and hot, humid summers - Coastal plains, swampy land - Rolling hills, mountain hollows
Economy NORTH SOUTH - based on agriculture - Based on manufacturing and farming - Large cities - Steam-powered machines - Unskilled laborers worked in factories - Farmers grew surplus food crops to sell - based on agriculture - cash crops (tobacco, indigo non-food crops) - cotton - plantation system used slave labor - slave labor
NORTH SOUTH Transportation - Roads - Steam-powered riverboats - Steamboats - Canals 20,000 miles of railroads More advanced transportation - Steam-powered riverboats - Navigable rivers Mississippi River 10,000 miles of railroads
Society NORTH SOUTH - Lots of immigrants (German, Irish) - Free blacks - Cities/urban centers - Fast paced lifestyle Rich planters lived on plantations Farmers owned few to no slaves Slaves Few free blacks (craftspeople)
North Advantages Four times as many free citizens Strong workforce Had more than 70% of nations RR Strong Navy More money Better supplied
North Disadvantages Weak Motivation Officers not aggressive enough Fighting on unfamiliar territory Believed the war would be over quickly
South Advantages Home field advantage Outstanding military officers Motivation Soldiers skilled with guns and horses
South Disadvantages Weak leadership skills of No navy Fewer men and supplies Few factories Less money Weaker government