1. Spiral Assignment #74 North vs. South
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2. Spiral Assignment #75 Advantages & Disadvantages
NORTH vs. SOUTH
Spiral Assignment #75 Advantages & Disadvantages
NORTH ADVANTAGES
SOUTH ADVANTAGES
NORTH DISADVANTAGES
SOUTH DISADVANTAGES
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3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. North Advantages Four times as many free citizens Strong workforce
Had more than 70% of nations RR
Strong Navy
More money
Better supplied

8. North Disadvantages Weak Motivation Officers not aggressive enough
Fighting on unfamiliar territory
Believed the war would be over quickly

9. South Advantages Home field advantage Outstanding military officers
Motivation
Soldiers skilled with guns and horses

10. South Disadvantages Weak leadership skills of No navy
Fewer men and supplies
Few factories
Less money
Weaker government