- Differences between the north and south are a result of geography.

-The north was too cold to support an agrarian lifestyle, or a life based on farming.

-The south didn’t have the natural resources to industrialize.

-In the south, cotton was king!

-The south trades cotton to both the north and Great Britain. Made all its money from trade, not production!

-Northerners created machines to produce finished products, resulting in an Industrial Revolution

-Textile Mills, like Lowell Mill, used young girls to operate the machinery

-Destroyed skilled craftspeople, used unskilled workers and paid low wage.

-River transport was vital to the south.

-Steamboats transported cotton to big southern port cities for transport across the ocean.

-The south resisted land transport because it benefited the north more.

-Roads were built to help move trade goods.

-Water travel was cheapest. Canals like the Erie Canal were built to move goods to ports.

-Clipper ships cut travel time over seas by half.

-Railroads used steam locomotives to move goods across the country.

-Your place in society was measured by …

-1) Land and slaves

-2) Color of your skin

-A wealthy planter elite ruled like aristocrats.

-They treasured a laid-back lifestyle with parties and social gathering.

-Women were wives and hostesses, not thinkers.

-Poor whites and all blacks rated very low.

-Most northerners lived on farms, but cities grew as factory workers moved in.

-4 million immigrants, mostly Ireland, moved to the north hoping for factory work.

- Anti-immigrant violence exploded.

-Cities became crowded, dangerous and dirty places to live.