The north had a much more industrial revolutionized approach toward their lifestyle, while the south was more inclined with slave -labor. The north made a living from industrial lifestyles rapidly producing many products like textiles, sewing machines, farm equipment, and guns. Factories and railroads were very common in the north. A majority of voters in the north opposed slavery because they feared slave labor would threaten the status of free white workers and would compete with free labor.
The south was a lot more rural than the north making a living from plantations and small farms. Most of the south's economy relied on cotton. Only one third of the whole nation's population lived in the south in 1850. Free white slave owners in the south feared that if slavery was restricted, it would lead to a social and economic revolution.
