The southern colonies during this era developed a strong agriculture economy. The initial money making crops for the southern colonies were cotton, rice, sugar and tobacco. Cotton eventually became the big money making crop and major export to England, due to the ideal environmental conditions and large amount of land that was available after the Indians were relocated. Because of the large quantities of cotton that could be produced, the south had to expand its labor
The North had a Industrial economy with lots of railroads and many more machines to make work more efficient. The South had a Agricultural economy with lots of cash crops such as tobacco, rice, indigo, and most money making crop, cotton. The southwestern area made more
This made the south a major figure in trade making them a lot of money. With the mass production that the cotton gin offered “The United states was producing more than half of the cotton growth
In the south there were slaves and in the north there were immigrants who worked. Document four says that the only thing northern soil favored was small farm stands rather than large plantations. This lead to the larger economy in the North. Document three shows us how the industries transported
The South, as a whole, struggles economically. Aside from a few wealthy plantation owners, most of the population consisted of poor, subsistence farmers. They had few railroads, limiting trade and the use of free, slave labor prevented the South from industrializing, which caused the economy of the South to fall behind that of the North. While the northern economy was thriving, the South was struggling. Part of this stratification was due to the Transportation Revolution, which occurred largely in the North.
Factories popped up all along the east coast and the inland waterways. As factories, foundries, and mills grew the demand for workers increased. As the word of jobs spread, ships brought European immigrants. The South’s economy was centered around agriculture. Cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane, and indigo were sold as cash crops.
Contrary to the South, the North came to rely increasingly on trade than threshing due to their rocky soil and potation climate. Industry and Commerce became the focus of the North as many factories sprung up all over the North. The North had the wholesomeness in each of the categories that were based on population, number of soldiers, number of factories, and miles of railroad tracks (Doc. B). While the North was worldly-wise to provide them with a steady economy based on mass-production, factory work, and sophisticated ways to help transport manufactured goods, the South's economy was based on threshing and an wide-stretching transmission labor force. They needed a never-ending supply of workers who were cheap, so African Americans were their first choice.
With Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, the south was able to became a large agricultural powerhouse for cotton. This sudden growth of the south’s economy helped the north grow as well by utilizing the southern cash crop to produce finished goods. The south relied solely on cotton as their only crop and became even more dependent on slavery. In contrast, the north’s economy diversified and the increase in manufacturing and factories created a flourishing economy for the north. The differences between these two economies called for different political policies to govern each region.
Transportation The North relied on canals, and the Erie Canal was built and was a huge success to the North. The North had a lot of railways, and while both the North and South used railways, there were several more railways in the North. Meanwhile, the South relied heavily on steamships, as their rivers were wide and able to take such a ship. The roads in the time period were mostly dirt and so they were unsuccessful and unsatisfactory to their needs.
The United States was transformed into a more industrialized and urbanized society. This led to the rise of a new class of industrial capitalists who wielded significant economic and political power. The North, where the industries were more developed, had a different economy from the South,
The 19th century was an era of dramatic change in the lives of African Americans. By the early 1800s, cotton was the most profitable cash crop, and slave owners focused on clearing lands and securing laborers to proliferate cotton production. The lack of available, fertile land in coastal areas compelled the move into the southern interior, sparking a massive westward migration of planters and slaves. The demands and rewards of the "King Cotton" economy resulted in a fivefold population increase during the first six decades of the 19th century, but it kept the South an unsophisticated agricultural economy.
As companies in the North got their production to meet the demands of the war effort, the war became a driving force behind the industrialization of that region. The manufacturing industry had tremendous growth, which contributed to the acceleration of urbanization and the expansion of currently existing cities. The war also presented industrialists and business owners with new possibilities, which they capitalized on by winning government contracts and increasing the production of products directly tied to the war. On the opposite, the war was responsible for a large amount of economic damage in the South. Agriculture was an important factor in the economy of the South, especially the plantation system that was built on the backs of slave labor.
The south had year round warm weather and good soil while the north had harsh winters and rocky terrain. This lead to the trade of food from the south and manufactured goods the north could produce (Economic). However, the north could not support itself without trade, be it from the south or from the overseas, making it a very important part of the
The rich soil and mild winters of the South led to a Southern economy which based on agriculture. They sold cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane, and indigo as cash crops. However, cotton became the most important crop after Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin. The Northern economy was based on manufacturing. Most of the employees at the factories were immigrants from Europe.
The north has Bad farmland therefore they didn't have great agriculture. South has great farmland which meant they had a very good economy for agriculture and cash crops and much more. Secound was there various differences in the economy of the North and South. In the North for economy their was immigrants,textiles,cotton, and
