Did south ever really have a chance to win? response

            Even thought it did seem more likely that the Union would win, I don't think that it was foolish for the Confederacy to consider winning because the South was fighting a defensive battle, so they only needed to get the north to want to stop fighting. When you think of the fact that they also had the motivation to continue on longer than any soldiers in the north, it doesn't seem too unlikely for the south to believe they could get what they wanted: the North to let them secede. The confederacy would compare themselves to the colonist, fighting to free themselves from Britain's tyranny. That was their motivation and it made them stronger. The south also had advantages such as more experienced soldiers and if you add that to their motivation, their soldiers would be more useful because they would be more willing to fight and would fight better. The soldiers would then be led by a better generals such as Robert E. Lee compared to the Union's generals that weren't aggressive enough. And as they went deeper into the enemy field, the south would have the homefield advantage and could use different ways of warfare such as guerrilla warfare. They would be more familiar with the land and use that to their advantage.
            The north didn't have much of an option , but to fight the south because if they didn't, they would seem weak to everyone: all states and to other countries. They needed to prove their power and strength. If the Union didn't do anything and let the southern states secede, it would prove to other states that they could secede from the union if they were unhappy with it's rulings. In the end, all the states might become separate countries, proving that a democracy government wouldn't succeed.