Brain map by Student Adele Parkinson

Strengths

parkinsonal — 2024-05-08 15:55:43 UTC

Union

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Confederacy

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Railroads

parkinsonal — 2024-05-08 16:05:57 UTC

Due to the abundance of railroads in the union , they were able to transport a lot of goods and supplies across the country.

Industrial

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 01:14:21 UTC

The north had a lot of factories so they were able to produce more weapons and supplies for the war.

Population

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 03:01:52 UTC

The union had 22 million people to support the cause of abolitionists. This means they had more people to fight on their side and defend their area.

Defense

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 03:05:30 UTC

The south got to play defense ,they had to defend their land more then attacking other land.

Experience

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 03:07:06 UTC

The southern generals were more experienced then the union generals , meaning they had stronger leadership.

Familiarity

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 03:10:41 UTC

The south got to fight on their own land ,meaning they knew the where land they were fighting on better then the union knew the land.

Weaknesses

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Union

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Confederacy

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Lack of Railways

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 15:21:36 UTC

Unlike the union ,the confederacy had very little railways . Which means they had a harder time transporting goods and getting communication across the land .

Small Population

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 15:26:21 UTC

The Confederacy had less then a half of the unions population (9 million) so getting people to defend their cause and fight with them was way harder.

Lack of Factories

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 15:31:26 UTC

Compared to the union , the south was lacking in supplies because of the massive imbalance of crops and factories .

Offense

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 15:34:14 UTC

The Union had been constantly having to fight offense because the south beloved that they chose to leave and the north has to fight to get them back. So the union was constantly having to leave their own land .

Land

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 15:38:33 UTC

The south had a lot of land , which made it a lot harder for the north to attack them .

Unfamiliarity

parkinsonal — 2024-05-09 15:41:28 UTC

Due to theft that the union was playing offense they were unfamiliar with the land that they were fighting/ invading .