Their leaders had more military experience. They were fighting on their own land (familiar territory). they had more experienced soldiers. Although they did have a smaller population, this was a disadvantage because less people=less soldiers. The North was more industrialized, so they benefited from a better telegraph system, railroad system, and more factories. They also had a much larger population. Many southerners were actually slaves, and their loyalty to the Confederacy could not be depended on
One way industrialization led to rising imperialism in the 1800s was that c<span>ountries needed cheap raw materials for their growing industries.</span>
