Cultural Differences Between North And South

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North and South had economic, political and cultural differences. South economy was connected to cotton as vital staple. Cotton was very profitable and many slaves were needed to work on plantations. People that didn’t have enough money to invest on property move North for job opportunities. After the War of 1812 industrialization in the North expanded tremendously. Economy was based on manufacturing. Many people worked in factories, textile mills. Industrialization made manufactured goods more abundant and available. Politically North and South were very different. North was against slavery, but South was favoring it. Culturally North was superior-theaters, schools, churches, newspapers. The culture in the South was concentrated around the