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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 larger population, more industry, more abundant resources, better banking, more ships, majority of navy were loyal,larger more efficient railway network, abraham lincoln | what were some of the strengths of the union? |
| strong support of war from white population, home field advantage, superior military leadership | what were some of the strengths of the confederacy? |
| smaller population, few factories, less railroads, government had less power, fewer resources | what were some of the weaknesses of the confederacy? |
| invading the south would be difficult because of hostile population and the south had a strong-training military also the south had a great support for war | what were some of the weaknesses of the union? |
| missouri, kentucky, maryland, delaware | what were the four border states? |
| missouri controlled parts of the mississippi, kentucky controlled the ohio river, delaware was close to philadelphia, and maryland contained washington d.c. | what was so important about the border states? |
| missouri, kentucky, and maryland | which border states strongly supported the south? |
| to bring the southern states back into the union and also ending slavery | what was the war aim of the north? |
| to blockade the southern ports and to prevent the south from earning money by exporting cotton, to gain control of the miss., and to capture richmond, virginia. | what was the north's strategy? |
| to win recognition as an independent nation | what was the south's war aim? |
| to defend its homeland, and they expected that britain and france would pressure the north to end the war to restore their cotton supply | what was the south's strategy? |
| jefferson davis | the confederate president |
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