Differences between the North and South

Geography of the NorthClimate – frozen winters; hot/humid summersNatural features:

coastline: bays and harbors – fishermen, shipbuilding (i.e. Boston)inland: rocky soil – farming hard; turned to trade and crafts (timber for shipbuilding)

Geography of the SouthClimate – mild winters; long, hot, humid summersNatural features:

coastline: swamps and marshes (rice & sugarcane, fishing)inland: indigo, tobacco, & cornTowns follow rivers inland!

Economy of the NorthIndustrial Revolution: Introduction of the Machine

products were made cheaper and fastershift from skilled crafts people to less skilled laborersEconomy BOOST!!!

Economy of the SouthAgriculture: Plantations and Slaves

White Southerners made living off the landCotton Kingdom – Eli Whitney

cotton made slavery more importantcotton spread west, so slavery increases

Transportation of the NorthNational Road – better roads; inexpensive way to deliver productsShips & Canals – river travels fast; steamboat (i.e. Erie Canal)Railroad – steam- powered machine (fastest transportation and travels across land)

Transportation of the SouthWATER! Southern rivers made water travel easy and cheap (i.e. Mississippi)Southern town sprang up along waterways

Society of the North – industrial life

Maine to IowaBlack Northerners

free but not equal (i.e. segregation)worked as laborers & servants

White Northernersmost lived on farmschildren expected to help with harvestingcities next to factories or RR tracks

Society of the South – rural life

Maryland to Florida & west to TexasBlack Southerners

small minority free (live separate, wear special badges) – skilled crafts people or servantsslaves – cooks, carpenters, blacksmiths, nurse maids/nannies, MOST field hands

White Southernersmeasured wealth in terms of land & slaves

SUMMARY

QUIZ TIME

1. T/F The North relied heavily on slaves to work the fields.

2. What type of “revolution” was happening in the north?

3. What was the economy of the south based on?

4. T/F The transportation of the north relied, predominately, on railroads.

5. Which word (urban/rural) describes life in the south?