Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
More factories and railroad tracks: North
During the civil war, practically all the battles were fought in the south which lead to destruction of industries there, couple with fact that the South was mostly into agrarian sector. This fact allow the North to have industries, factories intact.
A large coastline: South
The geographical areas in the South were coastline
A larger population: North
During this era North had around twenty two million people, South had around nine million people.
More food production:South