Question

Which describes a significant difference between the North and the South in the years leading up to the Civil War?

The North favored a protectionist tarriff on foreign goods, while the South did not

The North supported two major political parties, while the South supported only one major political party

The North had a system of railways, while the South relied only on road and river systems

The North grew its own food, while the South focused on cash crops and imported most of its own food

The North did not support Jim Crow laws, while the south did.

Answer 1

During the first part of the 1800's the North and the South grew in different ways. In the North, cities were centers of wealth and manufacturing. There were many skilled workers. In the South there was not much manufacturing. There were not many skilled workers. Most of the people were farmers. Money came from plantation crops, like cotton, rice, sugar cane and tobacco. Slaves did most of the work on the plantations.

-During the Civil War the North and the South had some advantages that were helpful to their part of the country.

-The North produced three-fourths of the nation's wealth. They had a bigger army including thousands of black soldiers. The North also had better equipment and supplies to fight the war.

-The South had some advantages too. Most of the war was fought on Southern territory so soldiers did not have to travel so far.

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Answer 2

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