COMPARING THE NORTH AND SOUTH The North and the South developed differently from each other in the first half of the 1800s. Geography was a principle reason northerners and southerners developed different ways of life. The north extends from Maine and south westward towards Iowa. All northern states experience four distinct seasons from frozen winters to hot humid summers. Different areas in the North had distinct natural features. The jagged New England coastline was perfect for use as harbors. The South extended from Maryland south to the tip of Florida and from the Atlantic Coast west to Louisiana and Texas. The southern states enjoyed mild winters and long hot humid summers, which allowed the South to have long growing seasons for their crops. Wide coastal plains edged the shorelines from the Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Above the plains lies the Appalachian Mountains. Southerners used natural resources such as forests in North Carolina and fish, oysters, and crabs from the Chesapeake Bay to make a living, as well as the region’s fertile soil to grow crops. An important feature of the south was its broad rivers. Many of the South’s earliest towns were built at the mouth of rivers. Compare and contrast the GEOGRAPHY of the North and South: NORTH: 4 seasons=frozen winters and hot mild winters and hot, humid Climate Climate – – summers summers Location Maine (N) to Iowa (W) Location Maryland (N) to Florida (S) to – – Features Coastline, mountains, Great Texas (W) – Lakes, harbors, forests, Features Coastline, App. Mountains, – Chesapeake Bay, forests (NC), plains, fertile soil, rivers In the North, the new inventions of the Industrial Revolution led to the development of mills and factories. Increasing numbers of people went to work as wage earners. New inventions and manufacturing methods made goods cheaper and plentiful. They also shifted work from skilled craftspeople to unskilled laborers. New immigrants flooding into the cities of the north led to an unlimited supply of labor, especially those entrenched in poverty. The South depended primarily on agriculture. Although a minority of white southerners owned slaves, much of the economy depended on slave labor to raise cash crops such as cotton. Compare and contrast the ECONOMY of the North and South: NORTH: mills and factories agriculture/farms Business Business – – Make money manufactured goods (E) and Make money growing cash crops like – – agriculture (W…not in the reading) cotton wage earners/unskilled many majority was slaves Labor force force – – were immigrants
COMPARING THE NORTH AND SOUTH The North and the South developed differently from each other in the first half of the 1800s. Geography was a principle reason northerners and southerners developed different ways of life. The north extends from Maine and south westward towards Iowa. All northern states experience four distinct seasons from frozen winters to hot humid summers. Different areas in the North had distinct natural features. The jagged New England coastline was perfect for use as harbors. The South extended from Maryland south to the tip of Florida and from the Atlantic Coast west to Louisiana and Texas. The southern states enjoyed mild winters and long hot humid summers, which allowed the South to have long growing seasons for their crops. Wide coastal plains edged the shorelines from the Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Above the plains lies the Appalachian Mountains. Southerners used natural resources such as forests in North Carolina and fish, oysters, and crabs from the Chesapeake Bay to make a living, as well as the region’s fertile soil to grow crops. An important feature of the south was its broad rivers. Many of the South’s earliest towns were built at the mouth of rivers. Compare and contrast the GEOGRAPHY of the North and South: NORTH: Climate – 4 seasons=frozen winters and hot summers Location – Maine (N) to Iowa (W) Features – Coastline, mountains, Great Lakes, harbors, forests, Climate – mild winters and hot, humid summers Location – Maryland (N) to Florida (S) to Texas (W) Features – Coastline, App. Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, forests (NC), plains, fertile soil, rivers In the North, the new inventions of the Industrial Revolution led to the development of mills and factories. Increasing numbers of people went to work as wage earners. New inventions and manufacturing methods made goods cheaper and plentiful. They also shifted work from skilled craftspeople to unskilled laborers. New immigrants flooding into the cities of the north led to an unlimited supply of labor, especially those entrenched in poverty. The South depended primarily on agriculture. Although a minority of white southerners owned slaves, much of the economy depended on slave labor to raise cash crops such as cotton. Compare and contrast the ECONOMY of the North and South: NORTH: Business – mills and factories Make money – manufactured goods (E) and agriculture (W…not in the reading) Labor force – wage earners/unskilled many were immigrants Business – agriculture/farms Make money – growing cash crops like cotton force – majority was slaves
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