building of major cities in the North. By 1860‚ the population stood at 23 million compared to the South’s nine million. By contrast‚ 80 percent of Southerners were employed in agriculture‚ compared to just 40 percent in the North. The South’s slave economy supported their agriculture. Towards the end of this period‚ only one-ninth of the United States’ industrial capacity was situated in the South. According to Towner (2011)‚ both
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with limited resources. The north and south had many differences due to diversification within their economies; such as; crop differences to the imposed tariffs on them to economic need for cheap labor i.e. slaves. The framers of the Constitution specifically tried to avoid dealing with slavery because at one time or another it was a critical part of their economic stability. These differences became noticeable and tension between the two started to kindle. One difference in economics was Industrialization
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As the North and South developed in the early 1800’s they soon grew to be vastly different. Their ideologies on social issues and economy issues ranged greatly. As times went on‚ the north became increasingly more urban and industrial. They relied on factories and manufacturing to fuel their economy. The north seeked cheap labor from needy immigrants and began to out produce the farming based south. The cities that developed in the North became centers of trade. As mass production began‚ so did
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South Vs North The South did wanted slaves ‚while the North did not want nothing to do with slavery. In the united states there use to be equal amount of slave states. The South and the North had different opinions on slavery. The south wanted slavery while the North opposed to have slavery in the territory. The north wanted to move because they did not want slavery. The south seceded from the union because fighting over slavery‚ economic differences‚ and political differences. The south seceded
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The Northern and Southern Cultural Differences During the 18th century differences in life‚ thought‚ and interests had developed between the Southern and Northern colonies. The origin of these differences grew from the differences in religion‚ economics‚ and social structures between the Southern and Northern Colonies. Slavery‚ manufacturing‚ education‚ and agriculture influenced the everyday way of life for the colonists. This has had everlasting effects on America till this day. Agriculture
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There are much difference between the colonies in the south and in the north. What made the colonies different was the contrast in longevity‚ the female’s freedom‚ and family structure. The most standing difference between the southern and the northern colonies was the stark distinction of mortality rate. In the south‚ or more precisely in the Chesapeake‚ both sex had a general lifespan of around 40 years; however‚ longevity in New England‚ the northern colonies‚ had approximately 20 to 25 years
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As slavery ended in North America and South America‚ differences in how they lived free of authority differed. Even though both of the institutions were formed to the needs of African American agriculture‚ their rights and privileges varied. Down in the South‚ blacks free of slavery were commonly treated with disrespect. Scorned under the black codes of slavery‚ some free blacks owned their own set of slaves. For those who were of the black and or white culture who tried to help any slaves avoid
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Emily” we see the significant differences between the north and the south. The north and the south is as different as day and night. They do not see each other as the way they are. The social normalcies are not the same and this causes conflict. The way northerners act are not the same as the southerners act. North and South have been two distinct regions. Raising children is a special detail in the lives of the working people of the South and the business people of the North‚ but differ in many ways
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slavery the South was driven by it‚ while the North wasn’t. In the North it has bad soil while in the South they had great soil. Also in the North they came for religious freedom while in the South they came for money. Although they had these difference they all came from England. People settled in the North and South Colonies for different reasons based on geography and culture‚ they had a different way of life‚ but also did things similarly. Although both the North and the South had slavery
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The North and the South The North and South had similarities and differences in the 1800’s‚ but can the differences drive them to a civil war? Women were mad about having so little rights‚ slavery was being questioned‚ and the political parties couldn’t seem to agree. Women in the United States had little rights‚ but women in the North had more‚ but not where it really counted. In the North‚ women had ownership of their wages and property (Holt‚ pg. 427). New York demonstrated giving women more rights
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