Mary-Joe-anna or Jo-mama
To reunite the states and get the cotton revenues back.
Not having to face a General Election in mid-war.
The Civil War
The Norths Definition of Liberty was that all white men and women were free. Until after the war they passed the 14th which said everyman had equal rights
Much bigger population and much bigger manufacturing capacity.
navy blue
Washington d.c.
to free all slaves from slavry in the south
Before the civil war the north economy was based on agriculture. It was later based on the industrial revolution after the war.
Mary-Joe-anna or Jo-mama
To reunite the states and get the cotton revenues back.
Much bigger population from which to recruit armies. Nearly all the industrial manufacturing capability in America. A Navy big enough to blockade the Southern ports. A big advantage in artillery. A President of exceptional talent.
The north wants to end slavery The north wants to end slavery
These ships were called blockade runners
Before Bull Run, most assumed that the war would be short and easy.
The most talented President the Americans ever had