More factories opened and more people moved to urban areas
The focus of the Renaissance at the time was on the works of
the Greeks and Romans. Emphasis was more
human activities like science, literature and the arts. This was called
Humanism where the focus of learning was on culture. Knowledge and ideas once lost was revived and
was now growing in Europe and this helped in cultural and intellectual
development.
The Union Army was larger, and was able to draw on a far larger population for replacements. The Union Army had better artillery, and was able to manufacture their own artillery. The Union's forces were made up of a far larger percentage of immigrants, and in general had good junior and mid-level officers, and a lot of rather mediocre top level officers
