How the North Won

Why did the North win?

The difference between the North and the South:

The North “was a bustling metropolis and the leader in industrialization, educational facilities, financial institutions, rail transportation, and economic growth.” And due to the European immigrants, the political, economic growth rates were high.

The South however was mainly dependent on agriculture. And to keep the economy going, they had the slave based society. Due to this type of society, it was difficult to get rid of slavery and follow the ways of the North because it was a different type of lifestyle altogether.

When comparing both together, we can see that the manpower and materials of the North were vastly superior to those of the South.

1 – The North had an established government. The South however, had to set up a governing system.

2 – Most of the nations industry was located in the North. This allowed the North to mass produce artillery, rifles, and munitions which allowed them to fight a modern war. The South lacked any major industrial facilities that could produce such a mass number of weapons.

3 – Majority of the nations farms were in the North. This gave agricultural resources for an army and its civilian population. The South had mainly staple crops like cotton, tobacco and sugar cane. This led to inadequate food to feed an army.

4 - The North had a transportation system which was an advantage to them.

5- The North had a greater population than the South.