North vs. South
Slavery was always a big
issue of controversy between North and South.
While it was widely supported in southern states, slavery was mostly
despised in the North. These differences
were caused mainly by variances in economies.
In the South, the land was far more fertile than the rocky soil of the
North, and the population density was much lower. This allowed for large plantations and
profitable growing of crops. Farmers in
the South could buy slaves to do the work, especially after 1793 when Eli
Whitney invented the cotton gin. Because
the North’s economy was dependent on industry, manufacturing, and trading, it
did not need many slaves. Lacking that
need displayed slavery as wrong to them.
The people with the political power in the North did not care about
others’ economy. They would still get
their money. They probably thought,
“Maybe those ‘uneducated hicks’ will make cash our way. Then we could have
even more control.” Eventually these
differences coupled with the secession of some of the Southern states led to
the Civil War.
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Relations between North and South were tense.
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