If you had to choose one, which of the following would you declare to be the root cause of the defeat of the Confederacy in the American Civil War?
1. Military. Superior Union numbers, actual battlefield defeats and gradual military attrition over four years, ect.
2. Industrial. Superior Union war production and shipbuilding and a more efficient transportation network, ect.
3. Financial. Superior Union financial institutions. Lack of hard cash and inflation in the Confederacy, ect.
4. Political. Political infighting and disunity among the Confederates, ect.
5. Moral. Union holding the moral high ground on account of fighting against slavery, ect.
6. Something else.