Compare And Contrast The North And South In The Late 1800s

As far back as 1640, slavery has been an issue in North America. Although there has been many opposing viewpoints on slavery, it didn’t end until the mid 1800’s, which is why it was a huge part in the sectionalism of the United States. Sectionalism is when an originally united nation begins to take opposing sides against each other and split up the once complete whole nation. When America expanded westward, there were many contributions, in addition to slavery, including: the Missouri Compromise, Manifest Destiny, and Tariff Abominations that caused sectionalism between the North and South to grow during 1800-1850.

The North’s economy was based on textiles, shipping, and skilled trades. Their climate was not suited for the same type of agricultural products that the South produced like cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco. Northern states like New England manufactured and shipped goods like guns, clocks, plows and axes (page 399). One reason for the South’s dependence on slavery is because their economy relied on the existence of slave labor. For example, the cultivation of cotton depended largely on slave labor, with 75% of the crop grown on plantations,

By the end of 1812, the south's economy began to suffer greatly. The South's transportation system and the presence of union troops lead to severe food shortages in the winter of 1862. While the south suffered, the north actually experienced an economic boom because of the war. The north raised money for the war more easily than the south. The growing industries also supplied union with clothes and other

During the Antebellum Era, the North and South had developed many differences, a lot of which were due to their geography. In the South, soil was rich and the climate was great for farming and planting, which caused longer growing seasons. In the North, the climate was cold, and the soil was rocky and wasn’t very suitable for farming or planting, which caused shorter growing seasons. Both the North and South had lots of farmers, but the South was more successful. Their success mainly came from small, independent farms, but they also got success from large plantations. Eventually, the South’s economy began to revolve around farming, while the North’s started to become more technologically advanced. The North began to industrialize and the South

Before the Civil War broke out in the United State the North and South had differences contributing to the tensions between the two regions in manufacturing and economics. Some of these differences included value of manufacturing and major railroads in the South and North. During 1860 the Northern states made 1,130,200,000 billion dollars more in manufacturing than the south. This difference is because during 1860 the South’s main source of income came from slavery, cotton, and tobacco. They did not have any reason to manufacture and have factories for they weren’t making much money off it.

This paper reflects on three books that help explore the Northern and Southern regions of the United States of America during the Civil War. It will also include political, social and economical development for each region. This will show how people during this time had to deal with hardships and dealing with the war. It will also show how it affects them on their day to day basis because of the war and having to deal with the social, political, and economical developments in their region and how each one is different than the other because of the different parts they are in. Each region will be different because of where they are located. The weather and nature of each region has to be put into consideration when looking at these three (political, social and economical development) because they all are affected differently from where they are located.

Last week we talked about the North during 1815 to 1860, this week we are going to explore the South during 1815 to 1860. The situation between the North and the South are very different during 1815 to 1860. People in southern America were live depend on agricultural (plant cotton), as the cotton production increased cause the cotton economy rise meanwhile the demand of slavery also expanded in the North. In contrast people in northern America are more industrialized, they experienced industry revolution and abolished slavery. How was the cotton economy created in the South？ Starting from the year of 1815, cotton has become the most valuable export in the United State.

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.

Prior to the election of 1860, it was obvious that the North and South exhibited characteristics of two different nations, even though they were termed the “United States of America.” Their views on political, economical, and social aspects on life resembled anything but a united nation with goals and aspirations regarding unity and equality. Due to regionalism in both the North and South and their development up until this point, Lincoln’s success in the election of 1860, the different views on equality, and contrasting beliefs on individualism acted as a catalyst ultimately causing the Southern leaders to secede and later declare war against the Union.

In the antebellum south, the Large Plantation – agricultural way of life dominated the whole society. Only 25% of white southerners owned slaves and most did not live in mansions but in dark, cramped, two-room cabins. Cotton was the crucial cash crop of the South, but it was not the only crop grown there. Corn, sugar, rice, and tobacco were also grown – but Cotton was king, and the most labor intensive of all these crops. Not only was the South reliant on cotton, but the northern factories relied on the raw material as well as England. The South was the world’s largest producer and from 1815 to 1860 it represented over ½ the U.S. exports.

The existence of slavery provided a flexible system of forced labor. It permitted operations on a scale impossible for the family labor system of the North. Finally, the cotton economy benefitted from the South’s natural transportation system. This made shipping very easy and

In 1877 the south was far behind the north, to spite having more railroads. The south did not have electricity, Public school’s public health services or even telephones. From 1880 to the 1900’s the south started building railroads and from 1880 to 1890 they doubled their tracks. They also began producing iron and steel, while also starting their own set of goods like timber mills, tobacco and textile mills. In the South a weak agricultural economy, and a high rural birthrate decreased wages severely. low wages undermined the southern economy in multiple ways. The poorly paid workers did not buy much or provide tax revenue limiting funding for education. Low wages also kept educated immigrants out of the areas, because without jobs that paid well enough they could not afford the

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?

Throughout the 19th century, the distinctions between the North and South in the United States were controversial. Prior to the Civil War, the North consisted of business owners and middle-class men. The South consisted of mostly farmers. The North was industrial, using railroads and factories. The South was agricultural, with mostly farms and plantations. The North paid their labor workers. The South used slaves. Not only did their opposing views on slavery and the separation of the two cultures, tensions arose that eventually led to one of the most gruesome wars in history.

The Antebellum period in the United States history was considered as time between 1820 and 1862. During this period, significant changes took place in terms of political, social and economic effects in America. The United States economy was changed from an underdeveloped country of frontiersmen and farmers into an industrialized economy. The South American depended on agriculture while the Northern part had many industries. The two parts differed in terms of slavery policies in the country as the south advocated for preservation of slaves while the North championed abolition of slavery policies. In addition, during this period the south and North had established distinct cultures because of their geographical difference (Mitchell, 8). The south had fertile soils and suitable climate that supported agriculture while the north had cold climate and rocky soils that could hardly support any farming.