They had developed a congenial trade with Europe and the majority of the American state's exports were cotton. This is what made the South rich. But because they relied on slave labor and agriculture rather than machinery and industrialization, this had a negative impact on them during the war. The North was moving towards a commercial and manufacturing economy. This helped make northern production more efficient than southern production. Tools and materials were produced at a much faster rate than in the South because they used machinery rather than slave labor. This caused the north to gain more production of weapons and equipment for war. The South did not have the factories and machinery to produce many tools, such as firearms, for their forces. Compared to the North, the South lacked military resources. This was a big plus for the