Answer:
Option D. The Confederacy faced many disadvantages during the Civil War, the biggest being the availability of resources.
Explanation:
The American Civil War started in 1861, and was fought between the Northern States of the country, known as the Union, and the Southern States known as the Confederacy. While both sides have different strengths and weaknesses, the Confederacy's biggest weak spots were related to economic issues. The north had the biggest population size, and all of the major industries were located within their territory, which made the Union rich in resources and money. The South, while in possess of the biggest cotton plantations in the country and being the main cotton exporter of the world, had the economic disadvantage of a lack of available resources. When the War began all of the trade between both sectors of the country stopped, and the South started to depend heavily on other countries for food, ammo and supplies, which represented a great economic loss for the Confederate forces and put them in disadvantage against their enemy.
