What Advantage Did the North Have Over the South at the Beginning

question 13

Multiple Choice

What advantage did the North have over the South at the beginning of the war?

• A) A large federal reserve to tap into for war costs.
• B) A stronger sense of mission in the desire to end slavery.
• C) Massive industrial capacity and most of the nation's railroad track.
• D) A large population of free blacks who enlisted to fight alongside whites.
• E) A short distance within its defensive arc for moving troops and supplies.

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