1. Strengths and Weaknesses
Union & Confederacy

2. Strengths: Union or Confederacy
1. More Industry
A = Union Strength
2. Familiar Territory
A = Confederacy Strength
3. Strong Support of the white population
A = Confederate Strength
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. More efficient railway system

3. Strengths: Union or Confederacy
6. Robert E. Lee
A = Confederate Strength
7. Stronger Navy
A = Union Strength
8. More money and resources
9. Controlled the banking industry
10. Superior Military leaders

4. Strengths: Union or Confederacy
11. Superior Military Training
A = Union Strength
12. Experienced Officers
A = Confederate Strength
13. Larger Population

5. Weaknesses: Union or Confederacy
Divided support of the war
A = Union Weakness
2. Robert E. Lee
A = Confederate Weakness
3. Smaller population
A = Confederate weakness
4. Bringing the Seceded states back into the Union would be a difficult task.
5. The belief in states’ rights reduced the power of its central government.

6. Weaknesses: Union or Confederacy
6. Limited railway system
A = Confederate Weakness
7. Weak military leaders
A = Union Weakness
8. Invasion is much more difficult than defending
9. ½ the amount of food and supplies
10. Very small manufacturing and industry