Agricultural Advantage: produce all the food it South had an army almost equal in needed (transporting it was difficult) size during the Trained Officer Advantage: 7 of the 8 military first year of war colleges in the country were in the South Controlled the Had many of the Navy, and best military Homefield Advantage: South defending their own blockade southern leaders (familiar) territory ports (*ingredients for gunpowder Morale: Fighting for a war of ideals- independence, were imported) state’s rights Experience: More experience riding horses and Southern Advantages firing weapons
South had an army almost equal in size during the first year of war Controlled the Navy, and blockade southern ports (*ingredients for gunpowder were imported) Had many of the best military leaders Southern Advantages Agricultural Advantage: produce all the food it needed (transporting it was difficult) Trained Officer Advantage: 7 of the 8 military colleges in the country were in the South Homefield Advantage: South defending their own (familiar) territory Morale: Fighting for a war of ideals- independence, state’s rights Experience: More experience riding horses and firing weapons
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