Strengths of the North and South

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Strengths of the North and South

• Civil War
• 1861-1865

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North

• President Abraham Lincoln

• General Ulysses S. Grant

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South

• General Robert E. Lee

• President Jefferson Davis

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Northern Strengths

• Greater Population
• Existing Army and Navy
• Greater Resources
• Greater Population
• More Industry
• More Railroad Mileage
• Greater National Wealth

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Southern Strengths

• Excellent Military Leaders
• Strong Fighting Spirit
• Knew the Land

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North's Reasons For Fighting

1. To Restore the Union
2. Later to End Slavery (1864)

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Souths Reasons For Fighting

1. To Establish itself as an Independent Nation
2. To Maintain Slavery