How did the us coastline provide an advantage for the south during the civil war? it allowed the south easy access to inland cities in the north. it allowed a quick escape from most cities in the south. it allowed southern factories to ship goods to europe. it was long, which was difficult for the union to blockade.

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Notwithstanding the North's numerous population, however, the South had an army nearly equal in size during the first year of the war. The North had an immense industrial influence as well. At the commencement of the war, the South had only one-ninth the industrial space of the Union but that statistic was misleading.

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.