Cultural Differences: Similarities Between The North And South

I can’t even begin to explain the massive cultural differences between modern-day North and South. Most people assume only climate and slang are the major difference in the two, however they could not be more wrong. Especially between Toronto and Wichita Falls, Texas. It may sound obvious but there is geographical difference. For one in the North we have more clear and fast rivers, and we almost always have a bay. While in the south, the soil is agriculturally more fertile, so in essence we see more farms and large areas of land. Also there is a huge population difference between Wichita Falls and Toronto, which is easily amongst the biggest and most

The Northern part of the United States went to war with the Southern part in the year 1861. These were the differences in both societies that lead the Union to have a war within itself. Before the war people had many different beliefs and this is where society comes in. What leads to society’s beliefs would have been the economy types which were affected by the geography. Each section of the United States had very different land in broad terms the North was very rocky with a lot of hills, while the South was very flat with wide rivers. All of these factors allowed different types of economies and societies to form and allowed certain types of transportation in each area . In the North there were

There were many social differences between the North and the South. Southerners were usually rural farmers who took pride in serving their country in the military. The Northerners were urban people for the most part, so they had more railroad, canals, and technology. The Industrial Revolution gave Northern states the development of machinery and capitalism which was responsible for majority of the North’s income. The South, however, didn’t have much machinery because they depended on tobacco which then changed to cotton for most of their income. Their entire way of life was based on forced labor system.

The North and the South have always had different viewpoints since the establishment of the original Thirteen Colonies. Their economic differences directly affected and shaped how the North and the South thrived in the early stages of American history. The North’s and the South’s economic views molded how their political and social viewpoints established, from the Southern states agricultural-oriented society, to the Northern states industrialized culture. The Northern states relied heavily on immigrants as an economic workforce.

The south had less railroads and wagon trails, which resulted in transportation being more difficult. The south was a bit less educated than the north, because they focused primarily on agriculture while the north consisted of more factories. Therefore, there were opposing social practices.

Many years ago, America had two distinct regions known as the North and the South. Although these two regions were apart of the same country, they did not share many similarities. In fact, these regions had many significant differences that set boundaries between Northern and Southern states. These differences included their geographies and climates, economies, and societies and transportation.

In short, the South was a polar opposite of the North. They were engrained with a greedy, stubborn and selfish

The North was centered around an industrialized lifestyle. Religion and education were very organized and was a central belief all around the North that you needed both these things to succeed. However, not very many children made it to secondary school and college was reserved specifically for the wealthy. The North was also broadly opposed to slavery in all forms and this huge cultural difference shaped the outcome of the Civil War in the North’s favor. (History Today, 2016) In the South, life was determined by the upper class plantation owners and their families. The only children who got any education were those of the upper class families. The other small farmers with smaller plantations had little or no education given to them. Religion around Christianity, however, was very popular within all classes. The South views on slavery were vastly different than the North’s. Slavery was a huge aspect of the South’s daily life. Slaves were used both inside and outside of the house for any job you could think of. Without the institution of slavery embedded so deeply in the South, there would not have been as much success with running plantations well. William Silverman couldn’t have said it better in his book, A Bitter Freedom: “Racial hatred in America still exists but never was it anything like the time immediately after the Civil War. The western history of our nation would not be complete without the story of former

The North and South emerged as two distinct regions because they had various differences. These differences included the geography, the economy, and the society and transportation systems during Antebellum. One of the most striking differences between the North and the South was the climate and geography. The North had rocky soil which made farming hard, because of this they turned to trade with things like timber for shipbuilding. The North’s climate had frozen winters and hot/humid summers.

The north and south began with similarities but the increasingly want by the south to implement slavery altered the south and made the differences between them and the North more predominant. They also disagreed on how large the governments role should be and wether the economy should be base don idustry or agriculture. In the North is there were 250,000 blacks out of 19 million. The north was more advanced and wanted an industry based economy with railroads and factories since that is where many of their jobs were. They used machine power and energy as opposed to in the south. Alexis Tocqueville stated that “trade and industry are bound to flourish more in the North than in the South”.[2] In the south, there were eleven million people; four million of which were slaves.[1] They were dependent on man power(slaves/farms) and were highly dependent on slave labor and agriculture. The south is where the largest amount of cotton was produced because of this they wanted a agriculture based economy because cotton became very popular during this time and accounted for half of all

The principles in the early South almost never changed until the Civil war, and ideals from the creation of colonies became law, never to be changed. In this way, the South walled itself from those who tried to settle there only to find themselves turned away from society and shunned. Such people would be mixed children, those who were not Christian, and Africans. Tolerance found in the north soon dwindled moving down to the south, a devoutly Christian region until around the mid 1700’s. Lack of communication and commerce with other nations as previously mentioned left the south at a weak point, finding themselves turning others away, while being alone in themselves. A key reason for the intense sense of culture in the modern South is this isolation found early in the history of these colonies, where a sense of pride for these Southern values becomes all-encompassing. A bold similarity between the two regions stands out, a core set of values, whether for the North and South. The Northern colonies had a focus on the sciences, and advancement of civilization, while the South wanted nothing more than to live on their precious land, and focus on the plantation life they had come to develop, not eager to branch out into any other

These societal differences caused major points of conflict and division of the two regions. One major difference in their societies would be slavery. The South depended on slave labor while the North frowned upon it. In 1860, there were 4 million slaves in the U.S. which was the largest slave holding republic at the time. ⅓ of the South’s population were slaves. Plantation owners were the aristocracy of the Southern region. While the South was mainly Europeans and enslaved Africans, the North was home to immigrants from all over. Citizens of the Northern region lived close together in uprising cities while Southerners owned large farms, spreading the populace. Some Northern cities became crowded and dirty. After the 1830’s, streets and sanitation were improved. Also, public education grew more popular followed by better organization of churches. The South had very minimal churches or schools, as it was not found important to the Southerners. Wealthy Southern families sent their children to private schools and middle or low class farmers did not get the luxury of education. Priorities of daily life differentiated widely between the North and the

Changes occur in every region of the globe; every minute, every second. Most individuals generally do not approve of changes. It entices fear, mistrust, isolation, and even pain. In my youth, I liked change. Changes were something to look forward to, it was fun to meet new individuals and an enjoyable way to see new places. It was useful to learn new skills and live experiences. So at the age of fifteen, my mother told me we were headed for America. No attention was given to these words, because I was a teenager who thought that the state of Texas would be quite similar to Toronto, but never could I fathom that this would completely change my perception of the world. These Challenges have led me to understand the different cultures between the north and south, not to believe in stereotypes, and made me adaptable.

The North and South during the Antebellum Era, were very different from each which led to sectionalism. Several parts played into the sectionalism between the two including slavery, political parties, abolitionists, economy, population and many other factors. These factors eventually the North and South into the American Civil War.

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.