Pre Civil War Resources Source Historical Statistics of the

Last updated: 10/31/2023

Pre Civil War Resources Source Historical Statistics of the United States adapted Union Confederacy Population 29 71 Industrial Labor 8 92 Miles of Railroad 29 71 Factories 86 14 After studying this graph which statement is MOST correct 4x x C x D x A 4x 4x B A dependence on slavery made factories more popular in the South 4x 4x Using the chart and your knowledge of the Antebellum United States why might the Population total be misleading for the South A B Northern states benefitted from the emancipation of slaves C D Confederate states relied mostly on agriculture for their economy The Union states relied too heavily on their industrial might for future military success Immigration had swelled the the South Slaves comprised roughly 30 of the Southern population A majority of the population in the South was made up of slaves There had not been an accurate census in the years before the war