Question

How could the North's factories be considered an advantage? A. the factories could sell surplus goods to Europe for money. B. the factories could be converted to making supplies for the army. C. the factories could get cotton from the West instead. D. the factories could use newly freed African Americans as a cheap source of labor.

Answer 1

The best answer to how the North's factories could be considered an advantage during the Civil War is B. the factories could be converted to making supplies for the army.

This conversion allowed the North to produce weapons, ammunition, uniforms, and other necessary supplies for their military efforts, giving them a significant logistical advantage over the South. While other options have some merit, B most directly relates to the advantage of the North's industrial capacity in the context of the war.