What part of the Union strategy did its stronger manufacturing base as compared to the limited manufacturing in the Confederacy allow it to be effective? a. The manufacturing base of the North reflected a population that was better informed on why the war was being fought and volunteered at higher percentages than in the South.
b. To have better fighting men that had been trained using guns in rural communities of the North growing up.
c. Blockade of Southern ports by US Navy ships built in Northern shipyards.
d. The Union was able to provide nicer uniforms for its soldiers than the Confederacy and therefore more men volunteered to fight for the Union than the Confederacy.