Comparing The North And South (Rough Draft)

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'

Cities grew and flourished and soon it was apparent that money was needed to support the exploding population. The North supported tariffs, unlike the South. Tariffs are taxes that are placed on imported goods by the government. The North supported any tariffs on imported goods for a few reasons insomuch they did not feel threatened. Industry was running rampant, so finished goods did not have to be brought over from England. There was no more need to import from England. If imports were brought in, they were more of a luxury than a necessity. All necessities were made on Northern soil by their own factories. Another reason that the North favored taxes was because they hoped that with higher import taxes, the South would then purchase goods from Northern factories instead of England. For instance, if the price of a finely woven, imported shirt plus the tariff caused the price to jump too high, Southerners would be forced to buy the shirt from a Northern factory. Railroads were being established mainly between all the major cities of the North. The network of these railroads meant that goods were able to travel faster. This considerably shortened the time from raw goods to finished products. The North’s transition to industry proved to be soundly lucrative. It evolved, expanded and laid a firm foundation for the future.

The North, South, and Western parts of the United States between 1800 through 1850 all had significant differences but also has similarities as well; based on their economy, social structure, daily life, and social attitudes.

During the 17th century, the colonization of the America was in full swing. Although the colonies all belonged to England, the colonies all varied in their own unique way. The northern and southern colonies, for instance, had already split into two separate cultures. The northern colonies were more focused on industry, with wide export range of machine-made products, while the southern colonies tended towards more agricultural pursuits, primarily cash crops like tobacco and cotton. Though the northern colonies were more uniform, a byproduct of the more populated cities situated up in the north, the southern colonies were more diverse. The southern colonies differed in a variety of ways, yet also maintained some base characteristics which grouped them together.

There were several issues that contributed to the split between the northern and southern states. Among these were the deep social, economic and political differences. The split could be traced as far back as the early 1800’s, just as the industrial revolution was beginning. It’s effects on the north and the south caused the economic split. As the north was becoming more industrialized; the south began to rely heavily on slave labor. This was one of the main reasons, as the southern view on slavery differed greatly from the North. These views were based on drastically different interpretations of the constitution.

The Northern and Southern sections of the US had various economical differences which led to the Civil War. During that time period, the Northern part of the country’s economy was heavily based on industrial practices, in comparison to the Southern economy which was founded on agricultural practices. In the map of Railroads in 1860, railroads were heavily located in the Northern part of the US compared to the South because the Northern economy demands the need for railroads in order to transport the

Railroads are a form of transportation which isn’t used as much anymore, but in the Civil War, it was a very important way of transportation. The transcontinental railroad was invented around the Civil War and was a faster way to transport goods, troops, and people. The Civil War was also the first war in US history to use railroads because they were important in moving troops and goods faster. “The Civil War was the first war to use railroads, encouraged by President Lincoln — himself a former railroad lawyer — who understood how vital they were for moving men and supplies” (http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/civil-war-innovations/). The North also had an advantage as far as trains came with 20,000 miles of track compared to the south’s 9,000. The north also had their own locomotive

In the 1860s there was a war between the North and South otherwise known these two groups were known as the Union and the Confederates. This war was called the civil war, reasons of its occurrence may seem simple but there was complex reasoning that led to the occurence of the civil war. These events could include slavery, economic differences, and cultural differences. Many believe that the only cause for the civil war was slavery but there was much that went into the beginning of the civil war. It started as differences between their economies which include industrialization in the North and agricultural in the South. Then these differences evolved into different opinions on culture and politics. The final tipping point into the civil war

The North's advantage in transport weighed heavily as the war went on. The Union had more wagons, horses, and ships than that of the Confederacy, and they also had an impressive edge in railroads. The Confederacy had only one east-west rail connection, between Memphis, Tennessee and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The latter was an important rail hub with connections via Knoxville, Tennessee into Virginia and down through Atlanta, Georgia to Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia. But the North already had an extensive railroad network. Three major lines gave the western farmers an outlet to the eastern seaboard and greatly lessened their former dependence on the Mississippi River.

The economic differences between the North and South were clearly defined and distinctly divided the two regions ideologically. As shown by the various maps in Document 1, the amount of railroads in the North in 1860 far surpassed the number of those in the South, while slave density and cotton production in approximately the same year were concentrated heavily in the South. From this information it can be inferred that the North’s economy relied primarily on industry, and thus manufacturing, as opposed to the Southern economy of commercial cotton production. It can also be inferred from the maps that the South relied much more heavily on slave labor than the North, which was a major point of conflict between the two regions and significantly contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War. (Doc 1).

When a new state was created, there was always the question of "will it be a free or slave state?". This simple question often caused problems, for the north wanted the state to be free, while the south wanted it to be a slave state. The south wanted to be able to have more land to grow crops and make money. This was strange, for southern slave owners often wanted to stick together and not move around. Nevertheless, there was conflict. For example, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a major cause of violence. The law stated that through popular sovereignty, people could either vote for or against slavery in the state. However, people came flooding into the states, hoping to add votes for their sides. The result was a period of violence between the pro-slavery "border ruffians" and anti-slavery "free-staters." This time of violence was known as "Bleeding Kansas" and was clearly a step in the direction of the

The colonies were set up by the people’s intention for them as well as the region they so happened to hand at. Almost all of them did not reach their intended purpose for their set up. This however led to many slightly similar and completely different ways of life. The southern and northern colonies both developed because of their specific circumstances as well as the people who live there.

1850’s southern and Northern states had different views of the union Northern didn’t want slave states but the Southern state wants slave states. The Northern and Southern States also fought over economics and social differences but Northern States got thing off of factories and Southern states had the slaves pick their crops and etc . And they fought over government power south thought that federal government should have more power , That's how the civil rights started and the southern states secede from the union .

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

There are many strengths and weakneses throughout the north and south that benifited them in there fight. Many of the benfits were not only in the way of fighting and there tools through out, but also the civilization and industries. Through out this article you will learn how the north and south were very like ,but also diffrent.