1. Northern and Southern States
What were the major differences?

2. Development of the North
Transportation
Railroads: two-thirds of the railroad tracks in the country
National Road: major east-west highway
Erie Canals: easier river transportation

3. Development of the South
Transportation
Railroads: 35% of the nation's train tracks were located in the South.

4. Development of the North
Economy= Industry
The northern soil and climate favored smaller farmsteads rather than large plantations
Industry was based in factories
large cities were established (New York was the largest city with more than 800,000 inhabitants).

5. Development of the South
Economy= Agriculture
The fertile soil and warm climate of the South made it ideal for large-scale farms and crops like tobacco and cotton
Cotton becomes a major product
Other cash crops were tobacco, sugarcane, and rice
Did not develop many industries in the South

6. Development of the North
Labor Force
By 1860, one quarter of all Northerners lived in urban areas.
Unskilled workers and Immigrants
People moved to cities for work abandoning farms
Mostly factory workers

7. Development of the South
Labor Force
80% of the labor force worked on the farm.
Yeoman farmers (ordinary farmers) who may or may not have owned slaves
Slavery (37% of the Southern Population)