"I think that the North fought that war with one hand behind its back ... If there had been more Southern victories, and a lot more, the North simply would have brought that other hand out from behind its back. I don't think the South ever had a chance to win that War."

Question

"I think that the North fought that war with one hand behind its back ... If there had been more Southern victories, and a lot more, the North simply would have brought that other hand out from behind its back. I don't think the South ever had a chance to win that War."

– Shelby Foote

Historian Shelby Foote is most likely referring to __________________in the quotation provided above.

"I think that the North fought that war with one hand behind its back ... If there had been more Southern victories, and a lot more, the North simply would have brought that other hand out from behind its back. I don't think the South ever had a chance to win that War."

– Shelby Foote

Historian Shelby Foote is most likely referring to __________________in the quotation provided above.

The South’s disadvantage in terrain

The North’s advantages in industrial production

The Union’s larger number of quality commanders

The Confederacy’s loss at the Battle of Antietam

Answer 1

The Union's superior resources and manpower. Foote is suggesting that the North had significant advantages that ultimately made it unlikely for the South to win the Civil War.