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    The document compares the advantages and disadvantages of the South and North in the American Civil War across economic, geographic, and military factors. The South had an agricultural economy with few manufacturing plants and railroads, but fought on familiar land with a strong army initially. In contrast, the North had a stronger industrial economy that produced most goods and money, more developed transportation infrastructure like railroads and shipyards, but fought farther from home with less familiar terrain.

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    The document compares the advantages and disadvantages of the South and North in the American Civil War across economic, geographic, and military factors. The South had an agricultural economy with few manufacturing plants and railroads, but fought on familiar land with a strong army initially. In contrast, the North had a stronger industrial economy that produced most goods and money, more developed transportation infrastructure like railroads and shipyards, but fought farther from home with less familiar terrain.

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    The document compares the advantages and disadvantages of the South and North in the American Civil War across economic, geographic, and military factors. The South had an agricultural economy with few manufacturing plants and railroads, but fought on familiar land with a strong army initially. In contrast, the North had a stronger industrial economy that produced most goods and money, more developed transportation infrastructure like railroads and shipyards, but fought farther from home with less familiar terrain.

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    South Advantages Disadvantages

     Agricultural Economy
    Economic  Few manufacturing plants
    NONE  Held less of nation’s $
    Geographic  Fighting on their  Few railroads
    land  Less developed
     Familiar w/ the land transportation system
    and climate
    Military Had most of the best  No navy
    army officers  Less production of
    firearms

    North Advantages Disadvantages


     Produced most of the
    Economic nation’s goods NONE
     Controlled most of the
    nation’s money
     Fought far from home
    Geographic Had 70% of railroads  Unfamiliar with area
     Far from supply sources
    Owned fleet of ships and Needed more troops, better
    Military had more shipyards officers at the beginning

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