The North and South had dramatically different regional identities‚ largely as a result of their settlement histories and economies. The Northern region was the focus of religious freedom and independence movements‚ and grew into large urban industrial centers. The South region had been settled to grow cash crops‚ like cotton and tobacco‚ and grew into large agricultural centers which heavily relied on slave labor. The North and South were deeply divided in the issue of black civil rights‚ with
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fought from 1861-1865‚ after 7 states seceded from the United States in January 1861. These 7 states grew to 11 and were known as the Confederacy or the South. They were fighting the North‚ known as the Union. The Civil War is commonly thought of as the fight to end slavery although this is not exactly true. The North and South had very different economies and culture‚ and the real causes of the Civil War are more complex than just one issue. The factors that most contributed
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The south’s view on slavery was way different from the one in the north because they thought slavery was a good thing because their economy depended on slavery. In the north they had a complete different opinion on the topic of slavery the north believed it was wrong and it should be stopped this is why in the north there was a lot of abolitionists groups. The south would constantly say that everything they said was fake and that they are liers. This is why compromise started to break down because
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The North always had more than the South. Kids in the South had barely any education. The South had small amounts everything‚ except for farms. Both Northerners and Southerners lived in the same country‚ but the way they did things were very diverse. Even though the United States was a joint country‚ there were many social‚ economic‚ and political differences that occurred between the North and South before the Civil War. The Underground Railroad was known as an escape route for slaves trying to
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Why has the global north developed and prospered‚ but the global south has not? To address the question of inequality of the Global North vs. South‚ one must begin at the point of origin; in which the two drastically diverged with respect to the differences in standards of living‚ thus creating the inequality gap we know today that separates the global north and south. It can be said that standard of living is directly related to the rate of productivity of a country (Clark‚ 1987). Therefore
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North Korea has a lasting tradition of being a seclusive country and will potentially continue to be one for many years to come. Though many aspects of this nation are shrouded in mystery‚ there are some that the general public are aware of. Information smuggled out by brave civilians‚ and in rare cases‚ officials themselves‚ have reached mainstream media. Thanks to these efforts‚ important questions can be answered. Why did Korea split into the North and South? What is life in North Korea like?
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The South began the civil war with a bleak outset‚ their only hope being their skilled generals and the stance of a defensive war‚ but despite what historians may say it was the North that underestimated the South. Prior to the start of the war the obvious winner would be the North for they held the most ascendancy in the splitting nation. The North contained seventy percent of the country’s railroads which gave them the lead in the swiftness to travel. Troops‚ supplies‚ and weapons could be
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and lack of concrete government decisions‚ led the North and South to become two completely different societies with completely different values and ideas‚ the most controversial topic being slavery. Because of the rising concern of these factors‚ the two regions differences amplified during the 1800’s. Although the two were so different from each other‚ they relied on one another in order to maintain their separate ways of life. The South has a climate with lots sun‚ with humid summers and
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COMPROMISE OF 1850 A little after the Manifest Destiny‚ the U.S. faced a series of troubles of sectional balances over whether or not the land acquired should be free or slavery states. The Compromise of 1850‚ proposed by Senator Henry Clay‚ included measures that dealt with the land acquired specifically from the Mexican War. Until 1845‚ it had seemed likely that slavery would be confined to the areas where it already existed. It had been given limits by the Missouri Compromise in 1820 and had no
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The north and the south had many differences before the Civil war. With the climate‚ economy‚ culture‚ transportation‚ and more. There were many things that made the south different than the north one of the main differences between the South and the North was that the South was slave states and the North was free states. Climate/Geography To start off with‚ the south climate was warm and sunny. The South also have humid summers mild winters and heavy rainfall. While the South was good for farming
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