North/South Differences

The Northern United States relied on this type of economy:

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture

• Government Aid

• Medicine

This mighty river was the primary means of transporting goods in the Southern United States.

• Missouri River

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• Delaware River

This crop made the South an economic powerhouse, expanding slavery in the process.

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Corn

• Indigo

Who invented the steam engine, which would provide easier river travel in the South?

• Robert Fulton

• Cryus McCormick

• Eli Whitney

• Francis Cabot Lowell

Warm summers, mild winters and fertile soil were all factors that gave the South this type of economy:

• Agrarian

• Industrial

• Manufacturing

• Shipbuilding

What was the fastest and cheapest way to move goods in the Northern United States?

• Steamboats

• Airplanes

• Railroad

• Stagecoach

Which people primarily worked in Northern factories and mills?

• Immigrants

• Slaves

• Native Americans

• Wealthy Planters

Steamships used on rivers.

• North
• South

Population of 31 million by 1860

• North
• South

Economy heavily based on agriculture.

• North
• South