Use the table below to answer the question that follows. Differences Between the
Northern States and the Southern
States, 1860
North South
Population
71%
29%
Railroad Mileage
72%
28%
Value of Exports
68%
32%
?
16%
84%
What label best fits in the last row?
O ships
O factories
O large farms
O coal deposits

1. More soldiers and more workers

2. Other than shipping, railroads were the fastest way to travel in the time period. With fewer miles of railroad, Southern troops would have fewer options for fast travel to where they would be needed.

3. Quality of troops or leadership, amount of money available, guns and gunpowder already available

sam houston basically made tx he fought for anrew lead troops in the battle of san jacinto and then became president and james polk