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Social Changes Between North And South 1800s

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During the early 19th century, especially before the American Revolution and after the War of 1812, American society changed greatly. It became a nation consisting of two distinct and very different regions: the North and the South. Both regions differ greatly in their economic, social, and political structure causing a drift between the two regions. The drift continues to widen into the 1800s until the disparities leads up to the start of the Civil War in 1861. It was a war that raged across the nation from 1861 to 1865 which became a violent conclusion to the decades of diverse ideas and culture between the two regions.
The North and South differ from each other as one was known for its factories and industries while the other was known …show more content…

The populations in the North contain a majority of immigrants who came from Europe and Asia in the mid-1800s looking for a new beginning in the United States while escaping from the war happening in Europe and looking for a new discovery of the world. Also because there were majority of immigrants in the North, they consist about a two-third of the labor force. Which created a competition in the labor market while, at the same time, keeps wages from growing vey quickly. In addition because there were more industries in the North, the labor was considered more expensive and the workers were mobile and active. On the other hand, transportation like railroads ran mostly through the Northern states making it easier for transporting goods and contributing to the growth of industries and cities. In the South, however, the population was much slower as their economy was more dominated on a settled plantation system based on slavery. There were lesser cities being made in the South since industry did not flourished much and because it’s failed to develop diversified economies. The populations were made up of Europeans and enslaved Africans. Slaves made up about one-third of the population in the South and make up most of the labor force. Because their

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