Use the chart below to answer the question.
Resources: North versus South
North (23 states)
South (11 states)
Overall population 22 million people 9 million people
(3.5 to 4 million were slaves)
Men of combat age 4 million 0.8 million
Military forces Trained army and navy None
Factories 100,000 with 1.1 million workers 20,000 with 100,000 workers
Miles of railroad track 22,000 9,000
Railroad equipment 96 percent of nation’s supply 4 percent of nation’s supply
Banks/funds 81 percent of nation’s supply 19 percent of nation’s supply
Gold $56 million None
Farms 67 percent of nation’s total 33 percent of nation’s total
Agriculture/grain 64 percent of nation’s supply 36 percent of nation’s supply
Number of draft animals
(horses, mules, oxen) 4.6 million 2.6 million
recreated from p. 356 in the textbook
Question
(1 point)
Who had the advantage in the following category? Enter North or South as a response.
Food production: ________