civil war: advantages and disadvantages by Ivy Luo https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej ivy + vic en-us 2021-03-26 14:32:08 UTC 2024-05-25 17:41:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f60e.png advantages of the union il201849 https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357413667 - had a much higher population
- manufactured 97% of the firearms, 96% railroad locomotives, 94% of it's cloth, 93% pig iron, 90% boots and shoes 
 - controlled the navy
- had twice the amount of railroads per square mile]]> 2021-03-26 14:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357413667 advantages of the confederacy il201849 https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357435688 - familiar with the fighting landscape
- extremely resourceful: they built many factories and armories
- had equally sized armies
- had stronger beliefs, more confidence and will to fight 
- could grow their own resources/food
- 7/8 military training facilities were in the south 
- had more experienced soldiers]]> 2021-03-26 14:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357435688 disadvantages of the union il201849 https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357445863 - unfamiliar with the fighting landscape
- military/political objectives were harder to overcome 
- had less experienced soldiers

]]> 2021-03-26 14:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357445863 disadvantages of the confederacy il201849 https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357454521 - had half the amount of citizens that the union had
- couldn't easily transport the goods they produced to soldiers
- had a much weaker industry
- had to deal with the possibility of a blockade from the north]]> 2021-03-26 14:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357454521 union strategies il201849 https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357524528 - the anaconda plan: blockade the Atlantic ocean and hurt the south economically 
- control the Mississippi river for goods]]> 2021-03-26 14:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357524528 confederacy strategies il201849 https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357529323 - trying to "outlast" the north: so the north will have to conquer them while the south just needs to wait 
- trying to win multiple big battles to show that this war won't take long, and to impress international audiences  
- wanted european countries to help the south ]]> 2021-03-26 14:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/il201849/b1yp4x528ladhyej/wish/1357529323