Compare And Contrast The Life In The United States Before The Civil War

From colonial times there were differences in geography that gave rise to variations in culture and economy in the United States. Due to the differing characteristics, a sectional economy molded the United States into two distinct regions: the north and the south. The north, a commercial society, which supported industry and commerce while the south, an agrarian civilization, flourished in the production of raw materials with use of slaves. The two economies were both self-supporting and capable to create a stronger, more productive nation. The regional differences sought to build America, in turn threatened to destroy it. Many Historians believe that the Civil War was constructed over the issue of slavery. However, the concerns of states'

The Civil War was caused by many several pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by sectional differences, and was finally set into motion by a most unlikely set of political events. From economic differences to political differences all the way up to cultural differences, the North and the South opposed each other. These tensions were further increased after the western expansion of the United States. By the early 1850’s a civil war was known to be likely coming soon.

One of the most striking differences between the North and the South was the climate and geography. The North’s climate was full of warm summers and cold winters; the terrain was rocky and hilly, which wasn’t good for farming. But the North did have little farms. Most of the forest was used for shipbuilding, and cities were used for trading centers. The rivers were fast and shallow which made it hard to navigate. Also in the North people used waterpower to run factories, because it was a cheap source of energy. The South was somewhat different; the climate was generally warm and sunny. The summers were long and hot, and the winters were pretty mild. Due to the South’s climate they were able to grow different crops in large amounts, unlike the North. The south had large farms, called plantations. In the South cities developed near rivers, because of rich soil which made it easier for them to farm.

Before the Civil War, the North and the South were very different. Their values were completely different. The North was more industrialized, urbanized, and was more reliant on wage labor. On the other hand, the South continued to be a rural, agricultural society, and depended on slavery to harvest the cash crops that they made a living off of. Such big differences brought about the Civil War. Was there something that could have been done to avoid the Civil War in the first place?

In the time just before the Civil War, the United States was one of the most successful nations in the world. The United States had become the world’s leading cotton producing country and had developed industry, which would in the future, surpass that of Great Britain. Also, the United States possessed an advanced railroad and transportation system. However, despite its successes, the United States was becoming increasingly divided. The North and the South had many distinct differences in terms of their social, cultural, and economic characteristics that brought about sectionalism and, eventually, the Civil War.

There were many issues back in the late 1800’s in America that led to the Civil War. There are also many factors that go into why the winning side won. The reasons, however great, can be split up into 4 categories: Geography, Economy, Society, and Transportation. Each of these topics we will discuss based on the North as well as the South. You’d be surprised by just how much one region is better off than the other.

The North and South were very diverse, this led to problems with sectionalism. They started to separate economically, socially, and politically. The North had an industrious society v.s. the South which was agriculturally built on slaves(Doc3). The North was also Democratic while the South was mostly Republican, also, the North believed in a strong federal government, and South believe in states rights. These problems in sectionalism led to the Civil War.

The United States of America was very divided even as they were becoming more powerful. Without agreements such as the Missouri and ⅗ Compromise, our great nation may not have continued to be united after the Civil War. Along with compromises came sectional differences between the North and South. Matters such as slavery, economics, and representation in Congress were present when the U.S was founded in 1776. The North was against slavery, wanted more free states, and had lots of money in industries. The South was pro-slavery, their economy was based off of agriculture, and wanted to expand their slave states. While there were many factors that led up to the Civil War, failure to compromise about the morality of slavery, politics, and the economy

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the North and the South were as different as night and day. They seemed like separate countries, and for a brief period in history, that nearly became a reality. Both their physical differences and different belief systems became the cause of the Civil War between the two regions, with the South threatening to leave the Union. So what were the differences between these regions that led to these extreme measures? These differences included their geography and climate, their economy, and their transportation.

Differences between the North and the South were very apparent even before the American Revolution. Social, political and economic structures differed between the two regions, and only widened in the 1800s. In 1861, when the Civil War erupted much of the conflict surrounded sectional differences. The biggest cause of the Civil War was the need and want for slavery due to industrial or agricultural societies.

In the early to mid 1800s, the north and south of the United States weren’t so united. The southern states, which included states such as Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia, believed that slavery was an important factor in the development of plantations. The development of free states and slave states contributed to The Civil War in the way that they were the ones fighting the war. The free states wanted to keep all of the states together while the slave states wanted to make their own laws and rules. While arguing about whether or not to keep the states together as a whole, The Civil War broke out, but eventually the free states, or northerners, won.

After the long battles that made up the infamous, Civil War, the North ended up taking the victory after the South surrendered. The North won the civil war with the help of having an advanced industrial economy rather than an environmental economy. The industrial economy brought in people because of the job opportunities and because of this the population of the North sky rocketed. Also, the agricultural or environmental economy in the south limited the army and were less advanced with technology. Their loss with technology helped the North since they did have the knowledge, they overpowered the South with that kind of economy.

In the late 1800’s the North and South had many differences. There were social, economic and political differences between the North and the South. The way people were treated was a common theme among these differences. These differences were factors that led up to the Civil War in 1861. The social, economic and political differences between the North and the South almost divided the United States of America.

Many historians view the Civil War as an inevitable consequence of conflicts between the northern and southern states. The northern and southern sections of the United States developed into two divergent societies. The South remained primarily as an agrarian economy and dependent on slaves, while the North became more industrialized. This led to disagreements on the complex issue of slavery. Slavery had become inevitably entwined with the economic development of both sections.

While both the North and the South had stable and confident economic systems, the North was much more industrialized and diversified and with a better transportation system they not only had the ability for mass production but also the means for speedy and