Regions of the United States in the 1800's

Rural, with growing cities and towns

• The West

• The North

• The South

plantation economy

• The West

• The North

• The South

many ironworks, textile mills and factories

• The West

• The North

• The South

coastal marshes for growing rice

• The West

• The North

• The South

inexpensive farmland

• The West

• The North

• The South

rocky and thin soil

• The West

• The North

• The South

long growing season

• The West

• The North

• The South

cash crops

• The West

• The North

• The South

had manufacturing centers like shipbuilding

• The West

• The North

• The South

rich soil and abundant natural resources

• The West

• The North

• The South