Population

2/3 of the population lived in the states that remained

in the Union
In the states that seceded, 1/3 of the population was
enslaved
Railroads
The Northern states had twice as much railroad than
the Southern states
Industrialization
Union states: 110,000 factories
Confederate states: 20,000 factories
Agriculture
Union states had twice as much farmland as the
Confederate states
North South
North •South
• Larger population •Larger farms
• More cities
•Fighting on their
• More railroads
• More manufacturing
own territory
• More farmland available