North: Had a larger population, had a great industrial advantage, the north controlled the seas, the North had more troops to fight the war. the North had railroads, steamboats, roads, and canals for faster transport of supplies and troops.
South: The south was playing defense on their own territory, the South had better Generals who knew better how to fight, and the South could produce all the food it needed.
The second one, women never had the right to vote until the late 1900s.
Federalism is the system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments; in the United States, both the national government and the state governments possess a large measure of sovereignty.
Impeding - to delay or prevent by obstructing it/them.
so your answer is B. Obstructing; slowing down.