The North and South Before the Civil War Background to the
Conflict Pre-Civil War Days
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Differences Divide North & South Differences Divide North
& South Regional Differences North North More factories More
factories People began moving to the cities to work People began
moving to the cities to work Less people farmed because land was
rocky Less people farmed because land was rocky Shipbuilding
developed because of the abundance of lumber from the many forests
Shipbuilding developed because of the abundance of lumber from the
many forests Swift flowing rivers were used for powering factories
Swift flowing rivers were used for powering factories People from
other countries moved to the North People from other countries
moved to the North Population grew rapidly to over 19 million!!!
Population grew rapidly to over 19 million!!!
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Differences Divide North & South Regional Differences
Regional Differences South South Huge Plantations Huge Plantations
Needed a lot of workers Needed a lot of workers Used slave labor
Used slave labor
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The South Farming remained the main way to earn a living since
the land was quite fertile and the climate warm with a long growing
season Most were small one family farms Rivers systems helped
farmers get their crops to market Population was a lot smaller (11
million) than in the North (19 million)
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The South
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Views on Slavery North freed most of the slaves after the
Declaration of Independence The North didnt need slaves since they
did not have large farms or plantations South did not free slaves
after the Declaration of Independence The south needed slaves to do
the work on the large plantations
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King Cotton in the South Cotton was hard to prepare for market
The little seeds had to be separated from the cotton This was very
hard to do and took a LOT of TIME Eli Whitney invented the Cotton
Gin Made cleaning cotton easier Made cleaning cotton easier Farmers
grew more cotton & made $$$ Farmers grew more cotton & made
$$$ Needed more slaves to work the cotton Needed more slaves to
work the cotton
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Education in the South Only the rich elite were formally
educated Southerners did not believe all needed to be able to read
the Bible Poor whites and slaves were not encouraged to learn to
read There was no real public education system at this time
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Education in the North Public education, including colleges,
was well established in the North Mainly because Puritans who
settled in the North felt everyone should be able to read the Bible
Most who went to school were rich and most were men
