Core 1-north And South In 1861

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Core 1-north And South In 1861

The percentage of the U.S. population that lived in the north was

The South had the greatest percentage of the nation's farm acreage.

The percent of the nation’s manufacturing workers found in the North was:

Food for thought: If the North had 92% of the nation's manufacturing workers, what does this tell you about the South's economy.

The North had 22,000 miles of railroad track while the South had only 9,000 miles of track. What advantages did this give the North?

In seapower, railroads, material wealth, and industrial capacity to produce iron and munitions the __ was vastly superior to the _. (Please place a comma between your answers _, _____.)

The _________ had more mules and horses, a logistical advantage of great importance since supplies had to be carried to the troops from rail and river heads.

The twenty-two northern states had a population of _ and the eleven states that later seceded had a population of __.

Of the 9,000,000 people who lived in the Confederate states at the start of the war, how many were slaves?

The South possessed good interior lines of _____________., and its 3,550-mile coast line, embracing 189 harbors and navigable river mouths,

The South initially had better ____________ Units.

The South possessed good interior lines of communications, and its 3,550-mile coast line, embracing 189 harbors and navigable river mouths, was most difficult to blockade effectively.

Jefferson Davis hoped for European intervention or support.

Militarily, the South’s greatest advantage over the North was simply the fact that if not attacked it could win by ___ .

In the east, the strategic triangle of _ _ shielded invasion routes.

Concept question: Most of the Northern leaders did not think about the war against the South as a military or strategic plan, but instead they thought about the war in terms of _______________________________.

For three and a half years Federal commanders would be defeated on the legs and in the center of this triangle (Northern Virginia) as they tried to take Richmond and defeat the Army of Northern Virginia under Lee.

Core 1-north And South In 1861

The percentage of the U.S. population that lived in the north was

The South had the greatest percentage of the nation's farm acreage.

The percent of the nation’s manufacturing workers found in the North was:

Food for thought: If the North had 92% of the nation's manufacturing workers, what does this tell you about the South's economy.

The North had 22,000 miles of railroad track while the South had only 9,000 miles of track. What advantages did this give the North?

In seapower, railroads, material wealth, and industrial capacity to produce iron and munitions the ______ was vastly superior to the _______. (Please place a comma between your answers _____, _______.)

The _________ had more mules and horses, a logistical advantage of great importance since supplies had to be carried to the troops from rail and river heads.

The twenty-two northern states had a population of _____________ and the eleven states that later seceded had a population of ______________.

Of the 9,000,000 people who lived in the Confederate states at the start of the war, how many were slaves?

The South possessed good interior lines of _____________., and its 3,550-mile coast line, embracing 189 harbors and navigable river mouths,

The South initially had better ____________ Units.

The South possessed good interior lines of communications, and its 3,550-mile coast line, embracing 189 harbors and navigable river mouths, was most difficult to blockade effectively.

Jefferson Davis hoped for European intervention or support.

Militarily, the South’s greatest advantage over the North was simply the fact that if not attacked it could win by _________ ______.

In the east, the strategic triangle of ___________ ___________ shielded invasion routes.

Concept question: Most of the Northern leaders did not think about the war against the South as a military or strategic plan, but instead they thought about the war in terms of _______________________________.

For three and a half years Federal commanders would be defeated on the legs and in the center of this triangle (Northern Virginia) as they tried to take Richmond and defeat the Army of Northern Virginia under Lee.

In seapower, railroads, material wealth, and industrial capacity to produce iron and munitions the __ was vastly superior to the _. (Please place a comma between your answers _, _____.)

The twenty-two northern states had a population of _ and the eleven states that later seceded had a population of __.

Militarily, the South’s greatest advantage over the North was simply the fact that if not attacked it could win by ___ .

In the east, the strategic triangle of _ _ shielded invasion routes.