List what you understand to be the major advantages enjoyed by the Nor

List what you understand to be the major advantages enjoyed by the North and South at the onset of the Civil War, then list the significant disadvantages of each.

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ANSWER
Among the North’s advantages were a larger population, four border states, greater capital resources, industrial capacity, and railroad mileage. Among its disadvantages were its having to carry the war to the South, and a slowly developing leadership. Among the South’s advantages were superior generalship, its large geographic size, and the need only to defend its territory. Its disadvantages included a low productive capacity and limited manpower.