Answer: (south)
Economic developments- continued agrarian economy; rise of large plantations; cotton as cash crop; development of slave trade between Upper South and Deep South
Political developments - development of two strong political parties; Southern Democrats in the White House; election of plantation owners to political offices; anti-protective tariffs; pro-slavery in new territories and states
Social developments- spread of concentrations of slaves from coastal regions to throughout the South, concentration of the wealth represented by slave ownership into fewer families
Inventions and improvements- cotton gin
Geography- rich soil and hot, humid climate
Answer: (North)
Economic developments- industrialization; development of mills and factories; trade of manufactured goods and import of food from Old Northwest; move from self-sufficient farms to wage labor
Political developments- development of two strong parties; development of small labor parties and unions; pro-protective tariffs; anti-slavery in new territories and states
Social developments- urbanization; movement of young women and men from farms to factories and the West; development of more independent younger generation; birth of fewer children; overall increase in population
Inventions and improvements- cotton mill; mechanical reaper and farming techniques; canals, roads, and railways linking North with Old Northeast and South
Geography- fast rivers ideal for mills; poor soil
Other factors- improved literacy rate
