1. Which of these gave the Confederacy an advantage over the Union during the Civil War? a. The South's strong military traditio
n. b. The loyalty of most of the South's slave population. c. Control over a large navy. d. The popularity throughout the nation of the states'-rights stance. 2. The Union had an agricultural advantage over the Confederacy during the Civil War because farms in the North. a. used more workers. b. earned higher profits. c. produced more food crops. d. could grow crops year-round
The Confederary had bulked a strong military tradition before the 1860s. They also counted with some of the most brilliant soldiers and commanders of the nation like Jefferson Davis or "Stonewall" Jackson. Jefferson Davis was a notable graduate of the U.S. Military academy and a hero of the Mexican-American War.
On the other hand, while most of the crops produced in the South were intended for export, like tobacco and cotton, in the North they had smaller plantations producing food crops and more machines to facilitate the process.
