The north vs south
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The North vs. The The North vs. The South South 4-6.1: 4-6.1: Compare the industrial North and Compare the industrial North and the agricultural South prior to the the agricultural South prior to the Civil War, including the Civil War, including the specific nature of the economy of each specific nature of the economy of each region, the geographic characteristics region, the geographic characteristics and boundaries of and boundaries of each region, and the basic way of life each region, and the basic way of life in each region. in each region.
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The North vs. The SouthThe North vs. The South
4-6.1: 4-6.1: Compare the industrial North and the Compare the industrial North and the agricultural South prior to the Civil War, agricultural South prior to the Civil War,
including theincluding thespecific nature of the economy of each region, specific nature of the economy of each region, the geographic characteristics and boundaries the geographic characteristics and boundaries
ofofeach region, and the basic way of life in each each region, and the basic way of life in each
region.region.
The NorthThe North
The North- Geographical The North- Geographical FeaturesFeatures
The The North North had rocky soil had rocky soil and a much shorter and a much shorter growing season, they did growing season, they did not have cash crops. not have cash crops.
The many natural The many natural harbors and abundance harbors and abundance of lumber in the region of lumber in the region led Northerners to led Northerners to develop an economy develop an economy based on shipbuilding based on shipbuilding and commerce. and commerce.
Factories were built in Factories were built in the North that took the North that took advantage of the swift advantage of the swift flowing rivers for water flowing rivers for water power.power.
The North- Economical FactorsThe North- Economical Factors Northern states emancipated their Northern states emancipated their
slaves in response to the ideals of the slaves in response to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and Declaration of Independence and because they were not as dependent because they were not as dependent on slave labor for their farms or on slave labor for their farms or factories. factories.
The North believed in a free labor The North believed in a free labor system.system.
The industrial revolution brought The industrial revolution brought many immigrants who found jobs in many immigrants who found jobs in the factories. the factories.
Population grew quickly. Population grew quickly. Banks and other businesses Banks and other businesses
developed in the North to serve the developed in the North to serve the needs of the growing industry and needs of the growing industry and population. population.
Despite this economic growth, the Despite this economic growth, the majority of people in the North still majority of people in the North still lived on small farms at the time of the lived on small farms at the time of the Civil War.Civil War.
The North- LifestyleThe North- LifestylePublic education, Public education,
including colleges, was including colleges, was a well-established a well-established tradition in the North tradition in the North because of the early because of the early Puritan insistence on Puritan insistence on Biblical literacy as Biblical literacy as essential to salvation. essential to salvation.
However, as in the However, as in the South, the type and South, the type and amount of educational amount of educational opportunity varied, opportunity varied, depending on gender depending on gender and social class.and social class.
The SouthThe South
The South- Geographical The South- Geographical FeaturesFeaturesThe The South South developed as developed as
an agricultural region an agricultural region because of its fertile soil because of its fertile soil and temperate climate and temperate climate that permitted the that permitted the growing of cash crops. growing of cash crops.
The abundance of rivers The abundance of rivers for the transportation of for the transportation of agricultural products to agricultural products to market also contributed market also contributed to the development of to the development of the South’s economy. the South’s economy.
The South- Economical The South- Economical FactorsFactors Growing of cash crops. Growing of cash crops.
South believed in a slave-labor South believed in a slave-labor system.system.
The institution of slavery made The institution of slavery made a significant contribution to the a significant contribution to the development of the way of life development of the way of life of the slave owners and their of the slave owners and their slaves and even impacted the slaves and even impacted the majority of the population who majority of the population who did not own slaves. did not own slaves.
Dependence on slavery Dependence on slavery intensified after the invention intensified after the invention of the cotton gin.of the cotton gin.
The South- LifestyleThe South- LifestyleLittle opportunity for Little opportunity for
public education in the public education in the South due to:South due to:Lack of religious Lack of religious
emphasis on literacyemphasis on literacyWhite elite attitudes White elite attitudes
that considered that considered education a social and education a social and racial privilegeracial privilege
Geographic isolation Geographic isolation due to dependence on due to dependence on agricultureagriculture
What separates the two?What separates the two?
The The boundary between the North and boundary between the North and the South the South was located on the border was located on the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania between Maryland and Pennsylvania [known as the Mason Dixon line].[known as the Mason Dixon line].
