Form 5: Economic Differences: Industrial North vs Agricultural South
Examine the contrasting economic systems of the industrial North and the agricultural South. Understand how these structural differences contributed to growing sectional division.
Questions
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What was the main basis of the Southern economy in the 1850s?
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What was the dominant economic engine of the Northern states prior to the Civil War?
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Which cash crop became known as 'King' in the South during the 1850s?
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How did Eli Whitney's cotton gin impact the institution of slavery?
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Which section of the nation had significantly more miles of railroad tracks in 1860?
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Why did Northern industrial factory owners support protective tariffs?
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Why did Southern planters oppose federal protective tariffs?
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Where was the vast majority of U.S. manufacturing capacity located in 1860?
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How did the population growth of the North compare to the South between 1800 and 1860?
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Why did European immigrants primarily settle in the Northern states rather than the South?
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What was the main transportation network used by the West and North to trade food and goods?
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How did economic sectionalism contribute to tension between North and South?