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Which was an advantage for the North at the start of the Civil War?
It was fighting a defensive battle.
It had cotton it could sell to Europe.
It had a longer coastline.
It had a larger population.

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It had a larger population.

(That gave the North more soldiers and manpower for industry and logistics. The other choices describe Confederate advantages or are incorrect.)