Foundation Industry and trade Agriculture Population 71% of U. S. population; 99%

Population 71% of U.S. population; 99%

free, 1% slave; large enough to

assemble an army capable of

defending the Union

29% of U.S. population;

67% free, 33% slave; too

few free men to assemble an

army capable of defending

the Confederacy

Manufacturing

Resources

92% of U.S. industrial output;

generous resources to produce

weapons and other military

supplies and equipment

8% of U.S. industrial output;

minimal resources to

produce many weapons and

other military supplies and

equipment

Employment &

Property Ownership

Many citizens worked for

someone else and owned no

property. Even in large-scale

farming regions, machines

reduced the need for

agricultural workers.

Category	North	South
Population	71% of nation’s population	29% of nation’s population
Economy	Industry and Trade	Agriculture/Farms
Manufacturing Resources	92% industry All the industry, made all the weapons	8% industry Little or no industry depended on the north for weapons
Exports & Views on Tariffs (Tax on Imports and exports)	34% of U.S. exports; favored high tariffs on imported foreign goods to protect northern industries and workers’ jobs	66% of U.S. exports; favored low (or no) tariffs on imported goods to keep the prices of manufactured goods more affordable
Employment & Property Ownership	Most worked for someone else and did not own property. No need for large farm labor force	Large scale plantations depended on a large labor force.
Food Production	2 times more than South	Less
Railroads	71% of U.S. railroad network very good. Ready capacity to transport troops and their supplies, food, etc.	29% of U.S. railroad network; inefficient. Poor capacity to transport troops and their supplies, food, etc.

Lincoln Preserving the Union

1. 
   1^ST Inaugural Address- Lincoln did not believe the South had the right to secede
   
2. 
   2^nd Inaugural Address-
   
3. 
   Gettysburg Address- build morale to encourage North to keep fighting
   
4. 
   Suspension of Habeas Corpus-anyone sympathizing with the South could be locked up-President can suspend during a national emergency
   
   1. 
      Habeas Corpus-anyone imprisoned must appear before a judge to see if the charges are legal.
      
5. 
   Emancipation Proclamation-Freed slaves in the South-Lincoln wanted southern slaves to leave the plantation so the farms would not have workers and wanted these runaway slaves to fight for the North