Was the north or south better economically prepared to fight in the civil war?

Generally, the North was militarily better prepared to fight and win the civil war, and this was probably their greatest advantage. The North was overwhelmingly rural but still had a much greater industrial capacity than the South. It had ten times its productive capacity and six times as many factories.

Explanation:

according to my research (britannica and quizlet) the first settlements were along the huang river because it could give the crops more fertile soil that really it out. this was due to the yellow slit caused by floods of the river.