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 population of nine million, of which eighty-seven percent were black. …
