Transcript North and South

Civil War
North and
South
Compare the industrial North and agricultural South prior to the Civil War,
including the specific nature of the economy of each region, the geographic
characteristics and boundaries of each region, and the basic way of life in each
region.
North and South:
Economy, Geographic Characteristics, and
Basic Way of Life
North
South
• Factory-based
economy
• More urban living
[cities]
• Greater population…9
of the 10 largest cities
at this time were in the
North!
• Agriculture-based
economy
– plantations and farms
• More rural living
[country]
• Less extreme climates
• Better farmland
North and South
Take a look at the
following graphs to see
more differences between
the North and South.
North and South:
Number of States
South
North
0
5
10
15
# of States
20
25
Check
out
map!
North and South:
Population
South
North
0
5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000
Population
North and South:
Soldiers
South
North
0
500,000
1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000
Soldiers
North and South:
Factories
South
North
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
Factories
100,000 120,000
North and South:
Railroads
South
North
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
Railroads
20,000
25,000
North and South…
Issue of Taxes
North
• Wanted higher tariffs
on imported goods
because wanted to
encourage Americans
to buy goods from the
North
South
• Wanted lower tariffs
on imported goods
because wanted
cheaper goods from
Great Britain
North and South…
Issue of Slavery
North
South
• Slavery was outlawed in
most northern states by
1850.
• Northern workers were free
and were paid for their work.
• Although, in many northern
factories, workers put in long
hours, under difficult
conditions, for low pay.
• Slavery was allowed in
southern states.
• Enslaved people grew crops
such as cotton, tobacco, and
rice.
• Important to the economy
• In 1850, 6 of every 10 slaves
worked in cotton fields.
Remember…”King Cotton”
Slavery in the South:
Free and Enslaved African
Americans
4,500,000
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
Enslaved Population
Free Population
1,000,000
500,000
0
1820
1830
1840
Year
1850
1860
North and South
The way of life of one section of
the United States was threatening
the way of life in the other section
of the United States.
These differences caused
sectionalism!
What is sectionalism?
A loyalty to a section or part
of the country rather than to
the whole country