What Caused the Whole thing?
Ever since the British colonization, the south and lands surrounding it were mainly used for farming and agriculture, mainly because of the quality of soil. The north remained a center for business and industry, which grew in the Industrial Revolution. So, when there was slave trade going on through the region, many wealthy white men bought them and used them for farming. The north didn't dig farming, so they didn't need the slaves, and as time passed, they became more industrialized, leading to these differences in economy, leading to more tension over slavery.
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Regions of the United States Before Civil War
NorthShown here is New York in the early 19th century, and as seen, is a very industrialized city that is a center of trade as well. Much of the north consisted of factories that manufactured different goods.
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SouthShown here is what a typical southern plantation would look like. These plantations were owned by wealthy white men that could afford many slaves to work on them. Without the use of slaves on these plantations, their economy would crash.
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WestThe west was a newer area that had an expanding economy, which was different from the north and south. They had more industries than the south, but also had farms.
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