The main reason why the early battles of the Civil War favored the South is because the South was technically fighting a defensive war--meaning that the North had to make the moves and troop plans that brought them into southern territory, which allowed the South to prepare better.
It is an example of alliteration
I believe the people prevents the government from turning against the citizens there are more of us then them.<span />
Because at the time, new england was where most shipments came to america