North And Southern States During The 1800's: A Comparative Analysis

In 1787, the Constitution was written to unite all of the states together. At this time, the Southern States were very agriculturally focused and the Northern States were very industrialized. There were some disagreements between the states regarding the Constitution and division began to take place in the United States. Slavery was a controversial topic at the time. Enslaving African Americans had been a problem since the early 17th century.

Although the North and South had many advantages over one another, they each had as many disadvantages. The North had to conquer a large amount of land in order to win the Civil War. They were also invading unfamiliar land. The North may of had a strong Navy, but overall their soldiers were not properly skilled compared to the South. The South did have the advantage of good officers to train the soldiers, but they had very few people for the job.

The developing difference between the North and the South, primarily with the issue of slavery caused sectionalism between the nation. Sectionalism occurs when a region of the country is more important to the people than the interests of the whole country. Specific events pertaining to westward expansion, particularly the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Dred Scott court case, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the John Brown court case were fundamental causes of the Civil War. In 1819, Missouri requested admission to the Union under a slave state.

a. North and South stayed separate/distinct 1. North=agriculture, no slaves 2. South= prosperous econ, aristocratic society, trade corn lumber cattle pork and rice (1690s) b. S Carolina: close w Barbadoes, trade, slave-based plantation society, encouraged transport of African slaves 5. North and South Carolina: one of most unstable colonies, 1719 colonists got control of the colony→ king divided into North and South Carolina D. New Netherland, New York, New Jersey 1.

During the pre-civil war time period— also known as the antebellum years— America experienced a widespread transformation for the sake of its economy. With the booming belief of the Manifest Destiny, America’s constant desire for westward expansion caused disputes between the North and the South regarding the establishment of free states and slave states, which led to certain compromises such as the Missouri Compromise. After the Market Revolution, the North and South used its new gained land to create different means of economic gains; the North became industrialized through manufacturing, while the South became an agricultural industry dependent on cotton. However, as America’s boundaries expanded, tensions between the North and South grew, often leading to compromises in bloodshed. The drastic differences between the two groups eventually transformed America into a divided nation of sectionalism economically, politically, and socially.

The North and South emerged as two differences because they had various differences. These differences included the geography,the economy,societal,and differences in the transportation systems. One of the most strong differences between the North and the South was the Climate and geography. In the North The climate is very different from the south. North has warm summers and snowy, cold winters like wise the south has warm,sunny,hot,humid summers ;and mild winters ,and heavy rainfall.

There are many differences between the North and South that lead to the Civil War. Some of these differences were mostly focused on the economy, political, and social of the North and South. The South 's economy were based on agriculture so in order to make money, the South needed slaves to do their planation

Slavery was in opposition throughout the northern states, almost everyone opposed the concept of slavery. William Henry Seward, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and Henry David Thoreau were a few of the thousands of people that opposed the concept of one not getting paid for work and having the same rights as objects. These people had two options to show what they believed in, break the law and oppose the government completely, or give their opposition due process to go through the government and see if what they believe in is just and constitutional. If you do not believe in something should you break the law to fight for what you stand for?

Regional difference did significantly increase between 1800 and 1848 in a couple of areas, mainly; economic difference due to different markets and focus on technological advancements, politically for each regions attempts to preserve their now differing economies, and socially in response to different markets and political views. The north and the south have always had different markets, the south has always been focused on agriculture, due to a better climate for growing, while the north hasn’t completely focused on industrial, though it 's always been more industrialized than the south. This became clear with the introduction of the factory to the north and the cotton gin to the south. The factory allowed the north to focus on making textile and clothing while the south provide them with the material, cotton that they were growing and harvesting quicker than before due to the cotton gin. The north also continued receiving road and railroads and embracing advancement in transport like steamboats, canals the telegraph, allowing them to transport goods and information quicker.

The North and South rose out of many differences. From economic to political, the North and South have always been opposites. Even their cardinal directions are polar opposites. So, what is it that makes them so different? How does this compare to today?