The Antebellum Period
The North The North had a very modern lifestyle. There were streets full of factories and jobs for both men and women. Multiple of the cities in the North were developed as centers of trade with many textile factories being opened and quickly became hustling and loud centers of life. The growth of factories concluded with having more and more jobs open to people around the country streamed to the North in order to be employed. Now that the cities were so large, they were extremely crowded. Two of the largest ideas was public education and the acceptance of different religions. Because of that, many churches and schools would be in all of the cities. The North was made up of free states. Instead of having slaves work in their factories, they would mostly be immigrants. Now that the factories and and the US became world known, more people from the surrounding countries would make there way to the country full of opportunities. Immigrants were easily employed since they would work for a low amount of money and there were cities quickly becoming full of immigrants. Unfortunately, women were being cut off because the factories were becoming overflowed with immigrants. Finally, the North was a place where education was education was open. Boys and girls would attend school. Not all of them would continue off to secondary school though. As time passed college seemed to be a choice only for the wealthy. The North was a place where change was a goal. New chances were being encouraged every day. The South
The South was made up of multiple slave states and consisted of mostly Europeans. Ever since the invention of the cotton gin, the number of slaves increased. There were many plantations that were owned by wealthy people. The slaves were used to maintain the plantation and collect what was being produced in the large farms. The wealthy people depended on their plantations for food and cotton. Education in the South was not very common. The children of the plantation owners were the kids to most likely be offered and receive an education. The children whose parents owned small farms had close to none education. Of course, the slaves had no chance at an education. The South’s culture was revolved around plantation life. The South did not have as great of transportation choices in comparison to the North. The South did not have plenty of railroads. They were more dependent on the steamship. There were not many large cities in the South and mostly everyone lived on farms. The plantations were self-sufficient. |
Total PopulationThe population in the North was 22,000,000 and the population in the South was 9,000,000.
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Capitals in BanksThe Capital in Banks in the North was $189 million and in the South was $47 million. The more Capital in banks they had the less in dept they were which means the North had more money than the South.
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Number of FactoriesThere were 100,000 factories in the North and 20,000 in the South. The North was able to produce the things they needed quicker than the South.
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Length of Rail TracksThe length of railroad tracks in the North were 20,000 miles long and in the South they were 9,000 miles long. The North was able to transport materials further and quicker.
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