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__The North:__ __Advantages:__ They h ad almost 4 times as many free citizens. They had many people to grow food and to work in factories making supplies. They had more than 70% of the nation's rail lines. They had a strong navy and a large fleet of private trading ships. __Disadvantages__: Northern soldiers had to conquer a huge area to bring the South back into the Union. They were invading unfamiliar land.

__The South:__ __Advantages:__ They defending their homeland gave them a strong reason to fight. They had skills that made them good soldiers. They many of the best officers in the United States were from the South. __Disadvantages:__ They had few factories to produce weapons, railroad tracts, and other supplies. They had few railroads to move troops and vital supplies. The South had a small population, about 9 million lived in the Confederacy and 22 million in the Union. More than 1/3rd of the population was enslaved; therefore they had fewer people that could be soldiers.

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