This type of climate was perfect for farming and agriculture. ... The agriculture was so great that "eighty percent of the labor force worked on the farm" (Pomaska 1). ... The South was slower because it "was more of an agricultural society" (Smitha 1). The South had invested more on slavery rather than machinery because their economy depended on agriculture. ... The Southerners relied on agriculture and did not care about expanding. ...
Economically, Edward Pessen argues that Northerners and Southerners alike made the same living primarily in agriculture. ... In 1800, 82 percent of the Southern labor force worked in agriculture compared with the 68 percent in the Free states. ... Southern agriculture remained traditionally labor intensive while Northern agriculture became increasingly capital-intensive and mechanized. The Southern lag in this category of development resulted not from any inherent economic disadvantages, not shortage of capital, nor low rates of return, nor non adaptability of slave labor, but from choices o...
The consequences of the Civil War intensely affected primarily the economy of agriculture and transportation in the United States. ... Along the way the Yankees destroyed much land and agriculture; however, destroying the land had long term affects on the farming. ... This act allowed the states to set aside land to be used for agriculture school; however, this act did not help improve the economy. ... Noticeably, the south was struggling to maintain a well economy due to the immense damage in agriculture. ... The agriculture of the south, the industrialization of the north, and the tran...
Due to northern focus on industry and southern focus on agriculture, sectionalism developed among the states. ... The south had warm climate and fertile soil which were ideal conditions for agriculture. Due to heavy reliance on agriculture, many plantations were started and therefore, black slaves were brought in from Africa to provide labor. Over time, the south established a life style that was supported by an agricultural economy based on slave labor (Document A). ... The North had a cooler climate and rocky terrain, which did not allow for a focus on agriculture; however, the north was abl...
"The Gilded Age" was the term used to describe this thirty-year timeframe after the civil war, which included the transformation of United States production from agricultural to industrial. ... These states had to find new ways to make money because slavery was the glue holding its agricultural industry together. ... Without black workers in the field how could the agricultural industry prevail? ... Another very important aspect of the reform of the late 19th Century was the economic change from agricultural to industrial, or the industrial revolution. ... This change in production and a...
(Escott, Goldfield, McMillen, & Hayes-Turner, 1999, p. 91)" Grady, as well as other minds of his time, prophesied an agricultural society based around the growth of several crops rather than one. ... Southerners did not turn their back completely on King Cotton, but a more diverse agriculture would profit from an ever-growing rail service. ... This spread of agriculture and goods would be the beginning of the expansion of many aspects of what made south distinct. ... During the great depression, it would almost seem that black men and white men would be on equal footing as everyone would feel ...
These formations of tariffs began to increase the need for slaves in the south, who depended more and more on slavery agriculturally as the tariffs created additional competition for money. ... As an agricultural region dependant on cotton, the south had to compete in the world market. ...
The south agricultural economy was based almost entirely on slave labor and the north,a industrial economy was fighting for abolishing slavery. ... The southern states relied on an agriculture economy of growing cotton, rice, tobacco and sugar. ...
In 1860, the South was still predominantly agricultural, highly dependent of exports to a world market. ... Although both economies started as mostly agricultural, the North, unlike the South, began developing industry and commerce. ... Only about 40 percent of the Northern population was still engaged in agriculture by 1860, as compared to 84 percent of the South.... The Anti-Federalists spoke primarily for agricultural interests and values. ...
Initially, the wealth of the New World was in the form of raw materials and agricultural goods such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco. The continuing demand for slaves' labor arose from the development of plantation agriculture, the long-term rise in prices and consumption of sugar, and the demand for miners. ... Consequently, they were well suited for plantation agriculture. ...
How did the different social and economic characteristics of the northern and southern colonies later play a crucial, and tragic, role in American history? The northern and southern colonies had various social and economic differences, all of which eventually contributed to a tragic event in Ame...
They were industrial and wanted to expand their industries west while the South wanted to expand agriculturally using slaves as their laborers. ... How, then, was plantation agriculture, which was the key to economic development in the South, to be re-established? ...
During this settlement, slaves were forcefully brought onto American soil to support growing agricultural demands in an age of economic augmentation. ... However, in the agricultural South, morality and economy became obscure as pro-slavery supporters embraced its advantages. ...
Agriculturally plentiful areas like Oregon and California (more popular in the late 1840's after the discovery of gold in 1848) attracted large numbers of settlers , as settlers moved west it was important that there still was some sort of laws and morals. ... In particular Polk desired California, both for it's rich agricultural land and that it was a gateway to the Pacific Ocean, the fact that America would become both a Pacific and an Atlantic country was a huge driving force. ...
With the conclusion of the Civil War after the battle of Appomattox Court house, a new era had dawned. Soon after, President Lincoln was gunned down and assassinated in Ford's Theatre, by a Southern supporter and actor, John Wilkes Booth. Chaos quickly spread and the nation's stability was still uns...
According to the Oxford dictionary knowledge is the state or fact of being aware and being able to comprehend and understand-gained by experience or study. The only key to success is knowledge and knowledge is power. Therefore whites believed they over-powered African Americans. They felt as ...
In the period after the War of 1812, during the so-called "Era of Good Feelings", the United States was with faced many good things, but seemed to be outweighed with bad things such as a failing economy, the beginning of sectionalism, and more issues with foreign policies, therefore the label of the...
The Virginia and the Massachusetts colonies differed greatly in terms of society and economy. Virginia was a Southern colony while Massachusetts was a New England colony and with this came great divergence. Massachusetts had a society that was based on strict Puritan religion and an economy that rel...
Causes Of The Civil War Economic: Differences between the North and South over economic issues contributed towards causing the Civil War. The North's economy was based on Industry and Trade. They did not need or use slavery. The South's economy was based on Agriculture. While most southerner...
While the South, in contrast, wanted to secede from the Union in order to practice their agricultural tradition of using slave labor to gain prosperity in the world market. ... Reasons for preserving the Union included a dependency on the South for agricultural goods and a business market. ...
The new diplomacy mirrored the far-reaching changes that were reshaping industry, agriculture, and the social structure. In both centuries, the Republic was becoming increasingly outward-looking as exports of both manufactured goods and agricultural products shot up. ...
Some historian believe, that even since colonial times, America was working its way to a civil war. Many issues arose since that time which would help divide the nation on subjects, eventually leading up to the events of 1861. Some of these issues include economic development, sectionalism, slave...