civil war (american)?

Question

how did the north win and what was the significance of the war?

Answer 1

The North was able to recruit much more manpower from the influx of immigrants, looking for anything that might pay them a wage. The other, major factor was the emmense industrial potential that the Southern states, which were, largely, farming centers, lacked. The Northern Navy was also able to enforce an embargo that, virtually, stopped any help the Confederacy might have received from foriegn nations, notably, Great Britain.

Answer 2

The north won because of an overwhelming preponderance of resources, both manpower and industry. The significance was a more fully united United States with a strong central government, one committed to national expansion via railroads, tariffs, western settlement and immigration.