Which of the following is an accurate statement about the advantages and disadvantages of the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War?
a. The South had to establish a functioning central government to oversee the war and the governance of the states, whereas the North had an existing federal government.
b. The South and the North were about even in the amount of railroad track and railroads that each had.
c. The South had better military leaders than the North and a superior naval force.
d. The South had more farms and grew more of its own food than the North did.
e. The North and South including slaves had about the same population.
Ans: a. The South had to establish a functioning central government to oversee the war and the governance of the states, whereas the North had an existing federal government.
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