Why did the Confederate states lose the Civil War?

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Why did the Confederate states lose the Civil War?

The Confederate states fought for their secession for four years, yet they still eventually lost, and there is much debate why, and whether it was an inevitable defeat.

One of the most important reasons was sheer numbers. The North's superiority in manpower and resources was vital to their victory. Lincoln had at his disposal a population of 22,000,000, compared with a Southern population of 9,000,000, which included 3,500,000 slaves whom they dared not arm. Although some people from Northern states fought for the Confederacy, an equal number of Southerners fought for the North. Four slave states also remained loyal to the Union which was a great help to the North. Throughout the war there was a steady stream of black people to the North to fight for the Union.

Lincoln said, 'If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it', indicating that slaves were unimportant to the cause he was fighting for. Yet they proved to be a great advantage to the Union, as many escaped during the war to the North, and subsequently fought for the Union. By the end