Why Was a northern victory inevitable in the civil was?

Answer 1

AnswerThe battle of Gettysburg was probably a final attempt by General Lee and

the CSA to turn the war into the south's favor. The North had by this time

demonstrated superiority in numbers and war material production. The

Civil War was over if the Army of Northern Virginia failed to force it's way

deeply into the Northern States. Well, there were many factors that made it easier for the North to win the war. One of the main reasons is because of the South's dependence on cotton and the money it brought in. When the war stated, a main naval strategy was to make a blockade. This made it near impossible for the south to get exports out to Europe. Thus, money was short. Also, supplies could not come into the south because the blockade worked both ways: keeping cotton in and supplies out. Another thing that helped was that the north had a superior navy. It was much easier to get metal for ironclads and gunnery for the north than it was for the south, once again because of the south and there dependence on cotton: the south had plenty of cotton manufacturers, but not many iron or weapon factories at all; all of those were located in the north. So, with much more supplies for ironclads, weapons, and such, and a vastly outnumbering amount of factories, the north had a huge lead in chances of victory. This is not saying the south had no chance at all; they made many important victories; but it does say that the north were a lot more inevitable for a win than the south was.

Answered by Bexar Brown

Sources: My College History Class and Spencer C. Tuckers "Blue and Gray Navies: The Civil War Afloat".

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Answer 2

Well, there were many factors that made it easy for the North to win the war. One of the main reasons is because of the South's dependence on cotton and the money it brought in. When the war stated, a main naval strategy was to make a blockade. This made it near impossible for the south to get exports out to Europe. Thus, money was short. Also, supplies could not come into the south because the blockade worked both ways: keeping cotton in and supplies out. Another thing that helped was that the north had a superior navy. It was much easier to get metal for ironclads and gunnery for the north than it was for the south, once again because of the south and there dependence on cotton: the south had plenty of cotton manufacturers, but not many iron or weapon factories at all; all of those were located in the north. So, with much more supplies for ironclads, weapons, and such, and a vastly outnumbering amount of factories, the north had a huge lead in chances of victory. This is not saying the south had no chance at all; they made many important victories; but it does say that the north were a lot more inevitable for a win than the south was.

Answered by Bexar Brown

Sources: My College History Class and Spencer C. Tuckers "Blue and Gray Navies: The Civil War Afloat".

Answer 3

If you count only the soldiers, the horses, and the guns, then yes the Union's victory was inevitable. If you look at the war in broader human terms, no it was not inevitable. The Union's will to continue was sorely tested, and Lincoln was an extremely unpopular president. Grant, although he was the best general the Union had, almost resigned because he was sickened by the high casualties and lack of success against the Confederacy. And there were Great Britain and France watching the war and supporting the Confederacy unofficially. If they had thrown in their lot with the Confederacy, a Union victory would certainly not have been inevitable.

Answer 4

It was because they were industrialized and had better means of communication and transportation. Another factor that played a role in the Union victory, was that they were able to implement the Anaconda Plan; the Union completely surrounded the Confederates states and did not let anyone or thing get in or out.