What Major Advantages Did the Union and Confederacy Possess at the Start

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Essay

What major advantages did the Union and Confederacy possess at the start of the Civil War? What disadvantages? How did those advantages and disadvantages influence the course and outcome of the war?

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Definitions:

Protons

Positively charged subatomic particles found within the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's charge and atomic number.

Electrons

Subatomic particles with a negative electrical charge, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carriers of electricity in solids.

Periodic Table

A structured table of chemical elements, sorted by atomic number, electron configuration, and repetitive chemical characteristics.

Dmitri Mendeleev

A Russian chemist and inventor best known for formulating the Periodic Law and creating a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements.