3questions pls the geography and the economy of the southern states in the years leading up to the civil war is described by shipbuilding was the dominant economic activity they controlled all of the nation's imports (goods bought) and exports (goods sold) because of its ports on the atlantic coast and the gulf of mexico. agriculture was the dominant economic activity because of its fertile soil and warm climate. manufacturing and industry became the dominant activity because of its harsh climate. save the battle of atlanta was a key win for the union (general sherman) and proved the union's eventual victory because atlanta was not important to the south geographically or economically atlanta was where robert e. lee was captured leaving the confederate army leaderless atlanta was never captured by the union atlanta served as an important manufacturing (industry/factories) and transportation (railways) location for the south save the north had many advantages over the south during the civil war. for example, the north had more factories and railroads. how did less railroads in the confederacy impact their efforts in the civil war? a sparse amount of rails made it difficult to transport southern troops and munitions. plentiful rail lines to increase communications between southern cities. the existence of rail lines build a feeling of unity among southern states. southern states shipped large quantities of agricultural goods to port. save