Using 3 complete paragraphs, compare and contrast the economy and daily life in the North and the South between 1800 and 1850.

The Economy of Northern and Sothern states could be considered the source of some of the biggest differences between the two sides. In the North, there were lots of small farmers, but the North was also becoming more and more industrialized. Taking a look back at the 1800’s we start to see factory’s manufacturing many things that previously had been unavailable, and many employed individuals working hard to create products to fit the growing demand in the nation. On the other half of America, the Southerners were much more set on farming as the soul income. Plantations were starting to grow across this land, perfect for growing all kinds of things. In particular, the Southern economy was mostly rooted on cotton. By the mid 1800’s somewhere around 5 million bales of cotton were being produced each year. To take advantage of such a great cash crop, wealthy individuals were setting up large farms and working the land to the max. It was hard to find people willing to work as hard as Southern plantation owners wanted, and once they started forcing slaves to do the labor for them, slavery became a prominent part of the South’s economy. In the 1800’s, Almost one third of southern population was forced to working the fields each day, without pay, and without proper nourishment. Almost one third of the southern population lived with the whip lashing at their backs, and chains around their necks, as their separated from their families. Almost one third of the southern population was slaves. Southern plantations were filled with terror. On the other hand, Northern states didn’t base their economy on slavery. This doesn’t mean work was fun, or the wages were excellent for the Northern citizens, but the factory workers at least had freedom, unlike the slaves of the South.