Compare and contrast the North and the South at the start of the Civil War.

There are
quite a few major differences between the North and the South at the beginning of the Civil War.
These differences were economic, political, and geographic in nature and were major factors in
the coming war.

The South was largely an agricultural nation, focusing on
growing and cultivating crops. The North, on the other hand, was much more industrialized, with
factories to produce industrial technology and machinery.

In terms of
politics, the South favored the states rights, which is why they held fast to the issue of
slavery, believing the Federal government should not intervene in the States decision making in
regards to their rights. The North was more comfortable with a powerful federal government and
focused less on states rights.

Geographically, the South was a much larger
area, encompassing about twice as much land as the North. This actually was detrimental to the
South, because they had to have much longer supply lines and transportation to reach
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