Differences Between the North and the South
Geography of the North
Geography of the South
Economy of the North
Economy of the South
Transportation in the North
Transportation in the South
Society in the North Industrial and urban lifestyle Stretched from Maine to Iowa Black Northerners=free, but not equal 1.worked as laborers and servants White Northerners 1.Most lived on farms 2.Children were expected to help with the harvest 3.Cities next to factories and railroad tracks
Society in the South Agricultural and rural Maryland to Florida and west to Texas Black Southerners 1.Small minority were free (had a badge as proof) 2.Skilled crafts people or servants 3.Slaves=cooks, carpenters, blacksmiths, nurses, maids/nannies, field hands White Southerners 1.Measured wealth in terms of land and slaves
Abolitionist Movement in the North Abolitionist=someone who wants to abolish slavery Blacks and whites worked together towards this outcome Sometimes peaceful Sometimes violent Frederick DouglassJohn Brown
Abolitionist Movement in the South Mostly female Tried to convince lawmakers slavery was illegal Spoke out against slave beatings