answersLogoWhite

0


Want this question answered?

Be notified when an answer is posted

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did the union north have a strong navy?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Who controlled the merchant marine and federal navy in the civil war?

North/Union


Was David Farragut a confedarate?

A regular US Navy Admiral, who fought for the Union.


What Union naval officer helped to capture Roanoke Island North Carolina in 1862?

Union Navy Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsbourgh was recruited by General in Chief George B. McClellan to be a part of his plan to capture Roanoke Island in North Carolina. The island was in Union hands by early February of 1862 thanks to a successful assault by the combined forces of the Union navy and army.


When was Navy Federal Credit Union created?

Navy Federal Credit Union was created in 1933.


Was the union grey or navy?

Navy the confederates were gray


Did Athens or Sparta have a strong navy?

Athens had a strong navy, while Sparta had a better army


Name the 4 strengths that the union had over the confederacy?

- 2.5 million soldiers over 1 million soldiers - the union had a 700 ship navy, the Confederates just had a few sips they seized from the union - north was more industrialized - north had a better infrastructure- telegraph, railroad and shipping


How was Carthage's military strength?

It main strength at the beginning of the Punic Wars against Rome was it's navy. When Rome developed it's own navy, the Carthaginians recruited it's army from Spain, North Africa and northern Italy, with a strong cavalry arm.


Why did North Carolina delay in seceding from the Union?

North Carolina was the last southern state to secede from the Union. This was due to a strong Unionist faction in the state, concern for economic decline, and general fear of what the break down of the Union would mean for the country.


How did the US navy improve to aid the Union war effort?

It was essential that the Union needed to improve its navy in order to have success against the Confederacy. Shipyards, safe from any Confederate raids, undertook the task of adding warships to the navy early in the US Civil War. For example, The North had forty two commissioned ships in March of 1861. By July the number increased to eighty two.By the end of 1861 the North had 264 commissioned ships.


Who sailed the collier?

The Union Navy.


Did the Union control the US Navy?

Yes - when the Civil War began, the U.S. Navy remained in control of the Union (the United States), while the secessionist States (Confederate States of America), established their own Navy. Naturally, there were vessels and men who were a part of the United States before the split, which became a part of the CSA Navy, but the U.S. Navy officially was the Navy of the Union.