... came with the urgent dependence on slavery. The economies of the North and South had developed differently over the nineteenth century. Although both economies started as mostly agricultural, the North, unlike the South, began developing industry and commerce. The growth of industry in the North helped lead to the rapid growth of Northern cities. Much of this population growth came from ... their experiment in self-government was falling apart. Disagreement over economic and political standards and debates over the fate of slavery were the prime forces behind the political crisis, but E...

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... a national debt that rose to over $35 million. America's independence from England caused severe economical issues throughout the country, different from how the economy played a role in the Civil War. Unlike how the American Revolution affected America's economy, America's economy throughout the Union in the North played a great hand in helping them defeat the Confederacy of the South. While both sides ... South had laborers, along with over nine times as many workers than the South had; a clear advantage in the North. Another disadvantage was "the South depended on imported northern a...

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