Causes of Sectional Economic Differences

North (Industrial) South (Agricultural) West (Emerging) Economy & Contributing Factors Manufacturing and Shipping Many free flowing rivers, access to ports, lack of large scale agriculture, willing investors. Farming Best farm land and growing season, highly profitable using slave labor, high demand for cotton Mining, Ranching, Farming Vast amounts of available land, and abundance of metal ores. Infrastructure Connected by a network of roads, railroads, and canals Effect – more urbanized areas Fewer roads, canals, or railroads Effect – more rural Lack of infrastructure, few roads, canals, or railways Effect – settlements developed along or near railroads. Human features Urban Biggest cities Largest wealthiest banks Best roads, railroads, and canals largest population Rural few major cities Mostly towns and farmland Fewer railroads Poor roads Smaller population than North Wide open spaces Unsettled territories Transcontinental Railroad Cities and towns developed along railways Least populated region The People Various European immigrants (Germans, Irish, Scandinavians, etc..) settled in the North because of factory work. Very Wealthy upper class Growing Middle Class Industrial Worker – lower class Fewer immigrants settled in the South because of a lack of available and jobs. Upper Class – Plantation owners Middle Class – Subsistence farmers Lower Class – Poor white farmers. Underclass – Free Blacks & Slaves White settlers Immigrants seeking land, Mexican –Americans Native Americans Chinese Immigrants working the railroads and other services.

Divide the map below into the following sections, North, South, and West. See previous slide as a reference. Use the characteristic from the chart in the previous slide to create symbols for each section of the United States. Place those symbols in each of the regions on the map below.