Question

Why did the North prevail in the Civil War? What might have turned the tide of the war against the North?

Answer 1

The North prevailed in the Civil War because;

The North had a population of 22 million people against the 9 million in the South (of whom almost half were slaves.)

The North was more industrial and produced 94 percent of the USA’s pig iron and 97 percent of its firearms. The North even had a richer, more varied agriculture than the South.

The Union had a larger navy, blocking all efforts from the Confederacy to trade with Europe.

The Confederacy hope that France and Britain would come to their aid due to their need for cotton, but these countries had enough cotton and a bigger need for Northern corn.

The North controlled both the shipping and railroad avenues, allowing them to trade and to get supplies fairly quickly.

The only thing that might have turned the tide of the war against the North was the Confederacy having an abundance of food and trained officers.