Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the Northern and Southern states drifted apart economically. This is due to the fact that the Northern states developed into an industrial icon, and were constantly surrounded by new social movements. The economy of the Southern states revolved strictly around cotton and slavery. This difference of methodology was enough for the North and South to drift apart from one another and have the United States become divided as a country.
The North had no choice but to rely on industrialization to improve its economy because the region had very poor soil, unlike the South. This made it impossible for Northerners to make anywhere near a sufficient profit off of farming. The North were known for their vast water passages and a steady source of immigrants that came from …show more content…
The Southern states relied on the tobacco, cotton, and slavery to create their wealth, which turned out to be a great economical decision. Once the demand for tobacco decreased, the cotton industry took off once the cotton gin was created. This device turned the Sothern economy into a booming sensation. “But as the tighter, more abundant and vibrant “Petit Gulf” strain moved west with the dreamers, schemers, and speculators, the American South quickly became the world’s leading cotton producer. By 1835, the five main cotton-growing states—South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana—produced more than 500 million pounds of “Petit Gulf” for a global market stretching from New Orleans to New York to London, Liverpool, Paris and beyond.” This statement in itself shows how beneficial the cotton industry truly was for the South. The only way this economy was able to prosper was through the use of slaves to work the plantations. Even though Congress barred the importation of slaves in 1808, the trafficking of slaves did not come to an end until the
The North had no choice but to rely on industrialization to improve its economy because the region had very poor soil, unlike the South. This made it impossible for Northerners to make anywhere near a sufficient profit off of farming. The North were known for their vast water passages and a steady source of immigrants that came from …show more content…
The Southern states relied on the tobacco, cotton, and slavery to create their wealth, which turned out to be a great economical decision. Once the demand for tobacco decreased, the cotton industry took off once the cotton gin was created. This device turned the Sothern economy into a booming sensation. “But as the tighter, more abundant and vibrant “Petit Gulf” strain moved west with the dreamers, schemers, and speculators, the American South quickly became the world’s leading cotton producer. By 1835, the five main cotton-growing states—South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana—produced more than 500 million pounds of “Petit Gulf” for a global market stretching from New Orleans to New York to London, Liverpool, Paris and beyond.” This statement in itself shows how beneficial the cotton industry truly was for the South. The only way this economy was able to prosper was through the use of slaves to work the plantations. Even though Congress barred the importation of slaves in 1808, the trafficking of slaves did not come to an end until the