Compare And Contrast The Positives And Negatives Of The North Before The Civil War

Robert E. Lee once said, "It is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it." The bloodiest war in U.S. history also known as the Civil War is the time in American history between 1861 and 1865 when the North and the South were divided amongst the issue of slavery. (The North, also known as the Union, and the South otherwise known as the Confederates) Each side had something they were fighting for. The Confederates were fighting for their way of life, having slaves was something they've done for more than 100 years. The Union, on the other hand, was quite the opposite; fighting against slavery and against the South's way of life. Likewise, each of these sides had different advantages during and before the war. The North was