Pre War America Pre war America was divided into two sides: the North and the South. The North had many advantages over the South in areas such as population, assets and agriculture. These advantages helped put the North ahead of the South.First, the North had a tremendous population advantage. The North had an immense population of twenty-two million of which was almost four times larger than that of the South. The South had a …showed first 75 words of 338 total…

…showed last 75 words of 338 total…The were forced to switch from growing cotton to producing food to feed their people. They thought that because the Europeans bought most of their cotton, that they would support them. Unfortunlely, they were wrong. In conclusion, the North had many oblivious advantages over the South. These advantages helped the North win the war. There were many factors that led the North to victory, but the population, asset and agriculture advantages were the most significant.