Civil War Compare the industrial North and agricultural South prior to the Civil War, including the...
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Civil War Compare the industrial North and agricultural South prior to the Civil War, including the specific nature of the economy of each region, the geographic characteristics and boundaries of each region, and the basic way of life in each region. North and South
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Civil War
Compare the industrial North and agricultural South prior to the Civil War, including the specific nature of the economy of each region, the geographic characteristics and boundaries of each region, and the basic way of life in
each region.
North and South
• Factory-based economy
• More urban living [cities]
• Greater population…9 of the 10 largest cities at this time were in the North!
• Agriculture-based economy– plantations and farms
• More rural living [country]
• Less extreme climates• Better farmland
North and South:
Economy, Geographic Characteristics, and Basic Way of Life
North South
North and South
Take a look at the following graphs to see
more differences between the North and South.
North and South:Number of States
0 5 10 15 20 25
SouthNorth
# of States
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map!map!
North and South:Population
0 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000
SouthNorth
Population
North and South:Soldiers
0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000
SouthNorth
Soldiers
North and South:Factories
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000
SouthNorth
Factories
North and South:Railroads
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
SouthNorth
Railroads
• Wanted higher tariffs on imported goods because wanted to encourage Americans to buy goods from the North
• Wanted lower tariffs on imported goods because wanted cheaper goods from Great Britain
North and South…Issue of Taxes
North South
• Slavery was outlawed in most northern states by 1850.
• Northern workers were free and were paid for their work.
• Although, in many northern factories, workers put in long hours, under difficult conditions, for low pay.
• Slavery was allowed in southern states.
• Enslaved people grew crops such as cotton, tobacco, and rice.
• Important to the economy
• In 1850, 6 of every 10 slaves worked in cotton fields. Remember…”King Cotton”
North and South…Issue of Slavery
North South
Slavery in the South:Free and Enslaved African Free and Enslaved African
AmericansAmericans
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
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4,500,000
1820 1830 1840 1850 1860
Enslaved PopulationFree Population
Year
North and SouthThe way of life of one section of the United States was threatening the way of life in the other section
of the United States.
These differences caused sectionalismsectionalism!
What is sectionalism?
A loyalty to a section or part of the country rather than to
the whole country
