" Their artillery was far superior to that of the enemy" (Paris, 2018, Book 4) The North's main source of income was through manufacturing industrial products, such as firearms, trains, cloth, boots, and shoes. By 1860, the northern states manufactured 97 percent of the country's firearms (Ushistory.org, 2018). With that being said, this put the confederates at huge disadvantages; yes, they may have already had the firearms, but they need the animation. All the ingredients needed to make gunpowder were imported to the south, so when the Union started the blockade this cause a major problem for the Confederate
" Their artillery was far superior to that of the enemy" (Paris, 2018, Book 4) The North's main source of income was through manufacturing industrial products, such as firearms, trains, cloth, boots, and shoes. By 1860, the northern states manufactured 97 percent of the country's firearms (Ushistory.org, 2018). With that being said, this put the confederates at huge disadvantages; yes, they may have already had the firearms, but they need the animation. All the ingredients needed to make gunpowder were imported to the south, so when the Union started the blockade this cause a major problem for the Confederate