The North relied on...
Trading
Raw materials, when turned into products in factories are called
Manufactured goods
The most important crop for the South before the Civil War
Cotton
The practice of forcing people to work against their will
Slavery
For food, Northerners would work on smaller versions of these
Farms
Raw material from trees is called
Lumber
Illegal for anyone under 21 to use now, it was grown in Virginia and considered a cash crop
Tobacco
Because the railroads were so poor, the South used these to sell cotton
Boats/Steamboats/Rivers
The main way of transporting goods in the North
Railroads
Large clumps found in the earth used to make railroad tracks, guns, and other durable goods
Metals/ores/iron
Without it, cakes don't taste nearly as good
Sugar(cane)
Large farms in the South, usually owned by one family, but worked by slaves
Plantations
Places people went to produce large amounts of manufactured goods
Factories
Fibers woven together, often used for clothing
Textiles
An important crop grown in the Midwest, Southerners would also grow some as an important food source (two possible answers)
Corn or wheat
The biggest river in North America, Southerners would ship cotton up and down this river to cities on its banks
Mississippi River
Trade with other nations using the sea
Shipping
Not thought of as a main export of the North, it still sold this as a way to amuse people or give people enjoyment
Art/Culture/Books/Entertainment
Cereal grain, originally from Asia
Rice
Even though they didn't own slaves themselves, the South relied heavily on support from these Southerners
Poor white Southerners