Economically, the South had one relied resource and one only: cotton. It was the root of their profits, their lives, their surroundings. Despite the white majority of the 1860’s not being a part of the planter aristocracy, it was still their personal American Dream: to own slaves on a plantation with a pretty wife and white kids. The Southern economy depended primarily on the production and working of slaves, as the cheap labor force. On the industrial hand, the North was all about hard work and…equal rights, but mostly hard work. Their primary focus for economic gain was industry. Railroads, telegraphs, machines…oh my! The North also had the advantage of economic stability from the California Gold Rush which aided them to flourish dramatically, though plummeted during the Panic of 1857, which negatively affected the North due to the inflation caused by the gold. Once California was accepted into the Union (as a free state), its abundance of gold deposits held the North on its high horse before the reoccurring panics.…
The South (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland) were economically different because they relied on cash crops like Tobacco indigo and rice. These crops needed a lot of caring so they would also import a lot of indenture servants to take care of them. Politically the south had a legislative body called the House of Burgesses. From there they would elect representatives and gave those representatives a county or a small community to care of at a local level.…
Politically, the North and South had differences on who had the bigger voice in the society. In the North, Church membership was the only way to be accepted in to the colony. The church in the north controlled the laws and were the most accepted in the colony. Meanwhile, in the South, instead…
Both being regions of the United States, the North and South are actually quite different - as well as the people who live there. Northerners and Southerners perceptions of each other tend to be quite different.…
Societal differences also had a major influence in dividing the North & South. In the North, there were many newspapers and books published and distributed throughout the region. Many newspapers of the time were abolitionist newspapers and therefore hated in the South. Cities were centers for art & education. Hobbies dancing, playing cards, or performing in a theater. The South was, again, the…
Socially, the North of America had made more progress than the South. The North experienced de facto segregation, which meant that blacks were discriminated against but not segregated by law. This meant that socially black people were more accepted than they were in the south. In the North the black population was mostly concentrated in ghetto areas where homes and schools for blacks were inferior. This meant that black people were not living around white people and that their homes were of a lower standard than the homes of white people.…
The Northern soil was in favor of small farms and less agriculture than the South, but industry flourished throughout the North due to an abundance of natural resources (North and South). With no nearby slave trading companies either; the north was more inclined to promote free-labor. On the other hand, the Southern warm climate and soil favored large plantations to grow crops such as tobacco and cotton that required a lot of manpower to produce (North and South). Also, the slave trade was very ample around the Southern states. With places such as the West Indies harboring many slave trading companies the Southern people could obtain slaves easily to work their expansive farms and plantations.…
The major difference between north and south was on the ideal of slavery (free labor vs. slave labor). Most slaves on the south worked for land-cultivating cotton; tobacco, sugar, and rice because southern economy mainly depended on agriculture. Most slaves lived on large farms or small plantations and their behaviors and movements were restricted. Slaveholders also tried to keep slaves from learning to read and write. Slaveholders kept them divided so that it’s less likely for them to organize against their masters.…
How was life in the North different from the South LIfe in the North had a lot of differences than life in the South. They both had different economies, societies, geographies and transportation. For example, the North’s economy was based on working on industrial machines and the South’s economy was based on working on their farms and picking cotton out of their fields, those are two totally different economies.…
The economy of the South depended primarily on slaves. Its settlers had plantations of cotton, which was very profitable at that time, but they needed a cheap labour force to work their lands (slaves). Living in the South meant either having a lot of money to invest on lands (for crop plantations) or working in the only available jobs, which were done by slaves. Since not everyone was able to afford high amounts of money or willing to do slave work, many decided to migrate to the North so as to find job opportunities there. These facts lead to differences in terms of population: the North grew much faster than the South. Besides, black population was concentrated in the South for its economy depended on black slaves.…
People in the north and south survived in different ways, the south dependent on…
After the Civil War, the South was in a state of ruin. Not only did they owe two billion dollars, but during the war the Union had engaged in Total War. This meant towns, cities, rural areas, and entire communities were destroyed or severely damaged. Since the South’s economy was based off of agriculture, they had a very tough time recovering. The North’s economy was also damaged, but since they were more business based, it was easier to recover.…
The South was agricultural and lived more off of the land than the north did. The South did want to go west but, they just also wanted to ensure that they would have slaves to work the land. The North felt like…
“Southern hospitality… not a tangible thing, but an attitude which has been ingrained in southerners forever…” Bee Jackson. Bee Jackson states southern hospitality in perfect truth. Just as a bee’s instinct instructs the bee to concoct honey, so the culture dictates the hospitality of the south. I believe that the Gospel, taught from the pulpits of the many southern churches, inspires this hospitality. My southern experiences fill my mind with memories of welcome, hospitality, and acceptance. Welcome of the highest quality creates a southern experience to remember. Even sayings that southerners use like “Come by anytime!” hint to the geniality of the south. Constant welcome, unconditional hospitality, and accepting ladies generate a loving atmosphere.…
In consideration of tradition in the South, although historically it can be seen as holding on to the customs closely for decades after major points like the Civil War or reconstruction, it is still prevalent within this era. The contemporary American South still has traditions that descend from the beginning of time. Tradition is extremely relevant to the South because it is what makes the South, the South. We see cultures across America and there is not one quite like the South. A sense of culture that has been engraved into its history and present day. The South has had a lot of its “backwardness” remain as a norm is strange. This idea of it being so different is shown in their traditional ways of carrying things out. Edward Ayers’ passage What We Talk about When We Talk about the South, says,” Polls show us that Americans from all over the country picture the South as backward-looking. From the positive point of view, Southerners seem to respect the past, the land, and their elders... There can be no doubt that the South has been poorer than the rest…