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harina [27]
3 years ago
8

Compare and contrast the northern and southern United States between 1800 and 1850 Please include the economy, social structure,

daily life, and social attitudes. I need some ideas, enough to make 3 paragraphs would any of you mind helping me for 25 points?
History
2 answers:
denis23 [38]3 years ago
4 0
<span><span>Information About the NorthInformation About the South</span><span><span>Climate and Geography
• Warm, humid summers and cold snowy winters
• Short growing season plus cold made farming difficult.
• Clear, fast rivers
• Coastline full of bays.
• Cities develop near rivers and bays.
• Cities develop as trading centers.
• People begin to use waterpower to run factories.</span><span>Climate and Geography<span>
• Warm and sunny with long summers, mild winters. Lots of rain.
• Climate ideal for agriculture.
• Fertile soil ideal for growing crops.</span></span></span><span><span>Population
• Huge population increase in the North between 1800 and 1860, mostly through immigration.
• Irish, German, and other Europeans mostly settle in North.</span><span>Population
• Population of the South made up of Europeans (mostly from England and Scotland) and enslaved Africans.
• 1/3 of the population were slaves.
• Most southerners lived on small farms.
• Only 1/4 of farmers owned slaves.
• Large farms called plantations were owned by the wealthy few who owned most of the slaves.</span></span><span><span>Cities
• Cities develop in North as centers of trade.
• Factories were set up making textiles (cloth goods)
• Increase in factory work brought more people to live in the cities.
• Cities were crowded and dirty.
• Public education begun in cities for first time.
• Cities became important centers of art, culture, and education. Many city newspapers begun.</span><span><span>Cities
• Most southerners lived on farms.
• There were very few large cities.
• Plantations were self-sufficient and became like small towns. </span>
(Self-sufficient means being able to supply all of your needs.)</span></span><span><span><span>Economy
</span>• The economy of the North was based on manufacturing.
• Many immigrants from Europe began working in factories and producing goods used by people in the North.
• Many factories began producing textiles (cloth) with the cotton grown in the South.</span><span>Economy
• The economy of the South was based on agriculture.
• Cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane, and indigo (a plant that was used for blue dye) were sold as cash crops. 
• Cotton became the most important crop after Ely Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin.
• More slaves were now needed to pick the cotton.
• Slavery became essential to the South’s economy.</span></span><span><span>Culture
• The culture of the North was determined by life in the cities.
• Both religion and education were organized. 
• There were schools and churches in most towns.
• Very few boys, and almost no girls went on to secondary school.
• College was reserved for the wealthy.</span><span>Culture
• The culture of the South was determined by the upper class plantation owners and their families.
• Only children of plantation owners received any education.
• Small farmers had little or no education.
• The culture of the South revolved around plantation life.</span></span><span><span>Transportation
• Canals were mostly in the North.
• The Erie Canal was a huge success.
• Most of the railroads were in the North.
• 30,000 miles of track was laid by 1850.
• Canals and railroads allowed northern businesses to grow.</span><span>Transportation
• The South was still dependent on the steamship.
• Railroads existed, but far less than in the North.</span></span></span>

 

 

xz_007 [3.2K]3 years ago
4 0
The south was very anticipated and in tense situations like the slavery.And the north was very relaxed and wanting to make south peaceful.
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