Agricultural Advantage: could produce all the food South had an army almost equal in it 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 could 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 could blockade southern ports (*ingredients for gunpowder were imported) Had many of the best military leaders Southern Advantages Agricultural Advantage: could 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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