International? You really don't give much information but I believe that's it.
Answer:
While the South utilized slavery to sustain its culture and grow cotton on plantations, the North prospered during the Industrial Revolution. Slavery became even more divisive when it threatened to expand westward because non-slaveholding white settlers did not want to compete with slaveholders in the new territories.
Explanation:
The price of resources that go into the production of a good will affect the price of the good.