Strengths and Strengths and WeaknessesWeaknesses

Union & ConfederacyUnion & Confederacy

Strengths: Union or Strengths: Union or ConfederacyConfederacy

1. More Industry1. More IndustryA = Union StrengthA = Union Strength2. Familiar Territory2. Familiar TerritoryA = Confederacy StrengthA = Confederacy Strength3. Strong Support of the white population3. Strong Support of the white populationA = Confederate StrengthA = Confederate Strength4. Abraham Lincoln4. Abraham LincolnA = Union StrengthA = Union Strength5. More efficient railway system5. More efficient railway systemA = Union StrengthA = Union Strength

Strengths: Union or Strengths: Union or ConfederacyConfederacy

6. Robert E. Lee6. Robert E. LeeA = Confederate StrengthA = Confederate Strength7. Stronger Navy7. Stronger NavyA = Union StrengthA = Union Strength8. More money and resources8. More money and resourcesA = Union StrengthA = Union Strength9. Controlled the banking industry9. Controlled the banking industryA = Union StrengthA = Union Strength10. Superior Military leaders10. Superior Military leaders

Strengths: Union or Strengths: Union or ConfederacyConfederacy

11. Superior Military Training11. Superior Military Training

A = Union StrengthA = Union Strength

12. Experienced Officers12. Experienced Officers

A = Confederate StrengthA = Confederate Strength

13. Larger Population13. Larger Population

A = Union StrengthA = Union Strength

Weaknesses: Union or Weaknesses: Union or ConfederacyConfederacy

1.1. Divided support of the warDivided support of the warA = Union WeaknessA = Union Weakness2. Robert E. Lee2. Robert E. LeeA = Confederate WeaknessA = Confederate Weakness3. Smaller population3. Smaller populationA = Confederate weaknessA = Confederate weakness4. Bringing the Seceded states back into the Union 4. Bringing the Seceded states back into the Union

would be a difficult task.would be a difficult task.A = Union WeaknessA = Union Weakness5. The belief in states’ rights reduced the power of 5. The belief in states’ rights reduced the power of

its central government.its central government.A = Confederate WeaknessA = Confederate Weakness

Weaknesses: Union or Weaknesses: Union or ConfederacyConfederacy

6. Limited railway system6. Limited railway systemA = Confederate WeaknessA = Confederate Weakness7. Weak military leaders7. Weak military leadersA = Union WeaknessA = Union Weakness8. Invasion is much more difficult than 8. Invasion is much more difficult than

defendingdefendingA = Union WeaknessA = Union Weakness9. ½ the amount of food and supplies9. ½ the amount of food and suppliesA = Confederate WeaknessA = Confederate Weakness10. Very small manufacturing and industry10. Very small manufacturing and industryA = Confederate WeaknessA = Confederate Weakness