Though the American Civil War is said to have commenced purely stemming from the issue of slavery, this particular issue involved more than just the slaves and their owners. Politically, the South was deeply involved in its agricultural issues and plantations, while the North was focused on technological and industrial advances. Simply because of the different lifestyles, the South seemed fit for slaves, and due to their everyday jobs, needed more hands to produce all the products that the South was responsible for. The mere issue of slavery tipped the scales on a peaceful nation, throwing the whole country into war. “Although there were serious differences between the sections, all of them except slavery could have been settled through the
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In fighting the North, Rebels were forced to fight with the Union’s significantly favored army and navy, as well as their stronger, newer technology and industrial equipment. The South, consisting of fewer states, and less territory, naturally had a smaller population to work with. Additionally, seeing that a large majority of that population consisted of slaves, who were not permitted to fight in the Confederate forces, this population of those fit to fight shrunk even smaller. The CSA, or Confederate States of America, led by Jefferson Davis, brought more disadvantages upon themselves by not only banning these slaves from joining the military, but also forcing them to continue the production of cotton. In doing so, the slaves could not assist in military and wartime matters such as building forts or making ammunition. Having a weaker military and almost non-existent navy caused the Rebels to have obviously less impressive transportation systems. Lastly, the Rebels were at a disadvantage to the Yankees because of their choice in a leader. By establishing Jefferson Davis to the position, they put a mediocre wartime president in office, in contrast to the Union who was led by an outstanding one with Abraham
In fighting the North, Rebels were forced to fight with the Union’s significantly favored army and navy, as well as their stronger, newer technology and industrial equipment. The South, consisting of fewer states, and less territory, naturally had a smaller population to work with. Additionally, seeing that a large majority of that population consisted of slaves, who were not permitted to fight in the Confederate forces, this population of those fit to fight shrunk even smaller. The CSA, or Confederate States of America, led by Jefferson Davis, brought more disadvantages upon themselves by not only banning these slaves from joining the military, but also forcing them to continue the production of cotton. In doing so, the slaves could not assist in military and wartime matters such as building forts or making ammunition. Having a weaker military and almost non-existent navy caused the Rebels to have obviously less impressive transportation systems. Lastly, the Rebels were at a disadvantage to the Yankees because of their choice in a leader. By establishing Jefferson Davis to the position, they put a mediocre wartime president in office, in contrast to the Union who was led by an outstanding one with Abraham