North's Geography
What was the land like in the North?
Mountains, rocky soil that was bad for farming
What was the land like in the South?
The South had lots of marshes, swamps, and large rivers for transportation.
What percentage of manufactured goods did the northern states produce?
90% of manufactured goods came from the northern states.
What was the south's economy based on in the 1800's?
The south had an agricultural and slave based economy.
Who was more rich in the 1800's, the north or south?
The south was the richest.
What was the North's weather like?
hot summers and cold harsh winters.
What was the South's weather like?
it was generally warm and sunny, with long, hot, humid summers, and mild winters, and heavy rainfall.
What 5 main products did the north produce?
cotton, wool, leather goods, pig iron and firearms.
How did the Civil War affect the South's economy?
Their economy was devastated by the end of slavery, and they lost a large part of their wealth.
Who focused their economy on farming?
The south.
What was the population in the North in the 1800s?
The population at this time was 21 million.
How big was the South in the 1800s
The souths population was 9 million people. The South had small farms and big plantations.
What kind of economy did the north have in the 1800's?
An industrial economy that focused on manufacturing.
What did the South use slavery for?
The south used slaves to work on plantations and farm crops to sell.
Who produced more firearms, the north or the south?
The north did. They produced 3,200 firearms to every 100 that the south produced.
What crop was the North able to grow better than the South?
the north would grow barley, oats, and wheat
What crops did the South grow?
cotton, tobacco, sugar can, indigo, and rice
When in the 1800's did the economy shift in the north from farm to factory?
The shift came in the mid-1800's when factories became more common in the north.
What was the south's major cash crop in the early 1800's?
Cotton.
Who enslaved people to use them for work to grow their wealth and economy?
The south did. The north had different views on slavery than the south.
How did the weather and land make it difficult for the North?
The land and weather made farming difficult. Most of the forest was made up of timber used for shipbuilding.
How did the weather and land make it better for the South?
Plentiful rainfall and a year-round growing season
How did railroads in the North help their economy grow?
by making transportation of goods easier and faster.
What were 3 major crops the south produced in the 1800's
tobacco, cotton and sugar cane.
Who's ecnomy was industrial and focused on commercial growth.
The north.