North vs. South
The Great Civil War
Presidents
The president of the North was Abraham Lincoln.He was against slavery so the people from the South seceded from the North and started their own country.
The president of the South was Jefferson Davis and he was for slavery so the North didn't agree with him.
Military Leaders
The leader of the North military was Ulysses S. Grant. The leader for the South was Robert E. Lee
Slavery
The north was against slavery and thought it was unnecessary, but the south depended on slavery and thought they would go bankrupt if they didn't have slavery.
Federal rights vs. states rights
The north wanted federal right meaning they wanted more power to the national government. The south wanted states rights because they wanted more power to the states.
Economic Differences
With the invention of the cotton gin, in the south, cotton became more profitable and they became a one crop economy. The north was more industry based rather than agriculture. They actually turned the cotton that the south produced and turned into finished goods.
Cultural Differences
The North was more educated and since they did have more money, they could afford nicer clothes than the South.The south on the other hand was less educated and were farmers.They wore more causal clothes, and had less money.
Tariffs
The north wanted higher taxes on foreign goods since they make their own goods.The south wanted lower taxes on foreign goods since they get supplies overseas.
Advantages
The northern side had a huge advantage since they did have 12 more states than the south.The north also had a much bigger population(23 million) meaning that more people were soldiers.They had 2.1 million in the army.
Disadvantages
The south were at a big disadvantage.They had about 9 million people living there and 3.5 million were slaves.In the army, they only had about 100,000 to 1.5 million.