Europe's Northwest Expansion

The West would not have been able to rise to the powerhouse it is today if it weren’t for the agricultural benefits they received from the South. For instance, although Europe’s northwest was not able to completely partake in Southernization due to their distant location, their rise was nevertheless very much influenced. According to the Southernization article, "Europe's northwest did not rise until it was reaping the profits of Southernization" (lines 264-265). Because this territory was far from the other southern communities, they were unable to produce cotton, sugar, spices, and other locally grown products that would benefit their society. Without southernization, they had no ability to obtain these helpful resources by themselves and