The Upper South was made up of states such as Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. Most southerner lived in this part and they engage in agriculture. Some of the crops grown include tobacco, wheat and vegetables. Farmers in this part do not grow cotton. There was also rise of industries in this part of the south. Manumission of slaves refers to the act of setting slaves free. There were more Manumission in the upper south region.
THE DEEP SOUTH
The deep south region was made up of states such as Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, etc. Cultivation of cotton is the major work in these areas, because of this increasing number of slaves were usually needed for cotton production. In these areas, there were few free African American workers and little manumission of enslaved people.
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called to revise the ailing Articles of Confederation. However, the Convention soon abandoned the Articles, drafting a new Constitution with a much stronger national government. Nine states had to approve the Constitution before it could go into effect.
