Before the Civil War, there were many economic differences between the North and South. For example, things produced in the South and North were different. In a letter to John Adams, Thomas Jefferson says, “We use little machinery. The Spinning Jenny and loom can be managed in a family; but nothing more complicated.” (Document 2) This means that the states in the North focused more on the use of machinery, while in South states, little machinery is used. This is also why Jefferson explains, “...we shall depend on your northern manufacturers.” (Document 2) Clearly, the South could not produce the same type of goods as the North. These differences may have begun during colonial times, when the New England colonies and Southern colonies already
