Compare and contrast economic‚ social‚ and political developments in the North and South between 1800-1860. How do you account for the divergence between the two sections? During 1880 to 1860‚ The United States of America went through social‚ political and economic changes‚ which affected the North and South in different ways. 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
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the tension rising between the Northern and Southern states between the time period of the 1800-1860’s From 1800 to 1860 the relationship between the Northern‚ and Southern States grew worse and the threat for the formation of 2 cooperate unions was drawing nearer. This change on the relationship can be attributed to industrial development to a fairly large extent‚ however it should be noted that there are also other factors‚ which contributed‚ in large part to this change in the relationship
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The chains of slavery during the 1800’s was a time in which forced human lifelong labor was at its peak of cruelty and popularity among the south. Slaves had to endure a hard life in which their whole lives were controlled by those who owned them. Their only hope‚ was to escape to the north and hopefully not be caught by the people that hunted them to bring them back to their masters. Family life for slaves did not really exist. For one it was common custom for slave mothers to part with their
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In North America‚ from the arrival of Europeans to the 1760s‚ slavery evolved culturally and socially. Men‚ women‚ and children being enslaved changed throughout the course of history in this time‚ shaping the way these humans were treated and viewed by European men and families. The New World‚ changing socially and culturally lent a helping hand in why and when slavery evolved. The structure and nature of slavery slowly changed as well‚ from these enslaved men being terrified‚ to re-instating a
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The 1800s brought many new technological advances that helped transform American life. These advances led to an economic and physical growth. Inventions brought a continuous growth in the population. New modes of transportation created a highly affective trading system. The three most important technological advances were the Erie Canal‚ Railroads‚ and the cotton gin. Built in 1825‚ the Erie Canal brought an enormous growth of wealth to New York by linking New York to the Great Lakes (Doc 1A)
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Slavery in the 1700’s and 1800’s was crucial to the economy in the southern states and impacted the northern economy as well. The advancement of the cotton industry directly and indirectly influenced slavery in the South. Advancements such as the cotton gin‚ the increase in demand‚ and the increase in available land were some of the major influential changes. The cotton gin was a rather simple invention but it increased the speed at which seeds could be removed from cotton. Due to the increase in
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Slavery was an integral part of the culture and lifestyle of Antebellum America. While mostly prominent in the south and western regions‚ slavery maintained a presence throughout the entire country in various forms. Through the analysis of multiple first-hand accounts of slavery in this time period‚ it is possible to gain an ample understanding of the antebellum slavery system‚ and more importantly the interactions between slaves and their masters. Slave owners were able to enforce their desires
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The topic of the abolition of slavery in the 1800’s was a big controversial issue‚ there were people supporting slavery and people against it. During the abolition movement there was the formation of several abolition groups with different manners of tackling the task of fighting for the freedom of slaves. There were two distinct categories the groups tactics for accomplishing this task fell under‚ moral persuasion‚ and violence. Two of the abolition groups fell under the moral persuasion category
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forever. Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “Anyone who denies freedom to others deserves in not for themselves.” But that’s what white Americans did‚ they didn’t give the slaves a chance to live a free life. That’s something that will hurt America forever‚ but it is something that America can grow from as time goes on. From the moment African Americans got into slavery everything
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Between 1840 and 1860‚ many technological improvements increased industrial productivity. Before this‚ earlier in the 1800s‚ there was an industrial revolution where steam-run textile mills were put to use in northern America. The North’s economy‚ focused around manufacturing and wheat‚ was recovering from the Panic of 1837. Investors had stopped putting all their money into agriculture and began to invest in factories‚ railroads‚ and development of new machines. Industries of America became
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