Union and Confederate Strengths and Weaknesses

The Union and Confederacy both have a share of strengths and weaknesses. The first strength of the union is that they had a population 22 million people and had many people to grow food and to work in factories. They had factories to make supplies for the army. Newest technology was found throughout the north, including the telegraph. North was known for having lots of railroads which was good for transporting goods and troops. The north also had a strong navy. Some weaknesses of the north were that they had hard and a large area of land to conquer. They were invading unfamiliar southern land. The confederacy had the strength of having home-field advantage. They also did not want to lose their country property, slaves, and freedom. Confederate people were good soldiers and excellent shooters. A lot of the people were former officers in the US army. Only some factories were in the south, therefore they had very little supplies. The south had very few railroads making transporting goods and troops was hard and took a long time. The population was 9 million and 1/3 were enslaved people and makes 2/3 of the people able to fight but we can’t forget that women were also part of this population. The south had a poor navy. These strengths and weaknesses were a big reason why the union won the war.