Free vs. Slave States

1. Free vs. Slave States

2. North vs. South Militarily North South • Naval ship tonnage 25Xs greater • Iron Production 15Xs greater • Firearm Production 32Xs greater • Had mini-balls instead of musket balls • Had better artillery cannons (shot further and more accurate ) • Had the Anaconda Plan • South had a more defined goal (win independence) • Had great military leaders (General Lee) • Had to only defend their territory (North had to carry out an invasion) A Yankee battle cry sounds like this. A Rebel yell sounds like this.

3. North vs. South Economy North South • Advanced with the Industrial Revolution • Had factories: woolen mills, steel foundries, coal mines • Supplied uniforms, guns, shoes, and other supplies • Had 22,000 miles of UNIFORM train tracks laid out • Could resupply faster • Could assemble and move troops quicker • The North controlled the trading ports • The North had telegraph lines (communication) • Income tax to raise money • Still relies on plantation farming • Cotton trade was the major source for their economy • Needed to trade their cotton with England and France • Very underdeveloped in the Industrial Revolution • Had 9,000 miles of train track but, many were not conjoined and were not uniform • Had little to no factories • Can’t have federal taxes because of too much state power The Victory Train

4. North vs. South Population North South • North had more than double the total population of the South (20 million) • North had 3Xs as many men for eligible for military duty (4 million) • Industrial Workers 10Xs as many (1.1 million) • South had only 8 million people • South had 1.1 million men eligible • South had only 100,000 industrial workers • Many people in the South were African American Slaves