What were Social differences between north and south before war?

Answer 1

The North and South had immeasurable differences during the antebellum (pre-civil war) period. These differences ranged from the roles of woman, to slavery, to Immigration. The civil war also happened due to the lack of political power in the South (not a single confederate State voted for Abraham Lincoln. He still easily had the majority of electoral votes). Contrary to popular belief, few in the North were fighting against Slavery. Rather, most of the effort was for free soil. They didn't care about removing slavery*, only stopping it. Lincoln was initially a supporter of free soil and tried to let the South know that he would not interfere with their "domestic institutions". Slavery was a source of cheap labor for the South, but it worked because they were mostly agricultural. Before the cotton boom, it actually looked like slavery would die out. In the Northern cities, the system was impractical, but also dangerous. Poor whites were greatly endangered by slave labor, a system they could not compete with. One of the great ironies is how valiantly poor southern whites fought for a system that only hurt them. *It should be noted that abolitionists were a decent sized force, and many northerners such as Garrison were outright against it. Women always fought more for abolition (feeling that it would help bring more equality for them too) than men. However, they were only really connected in the North. They also could move around more freely in the North, which led to connections with other women. In the South they were disconnected and did very little in comparison. Women in the North did not tend to work outside the house, rather worked in a cult of Domesticity* This furthered the differences between the North and the South on a basic level. *Many would consider this a tragic event for woman's rights. Perhaps one of the hugest differences between the North and the South before the civil war, and one of the greatest causes was immigration. Nearly 100% of immigrants went to the North as opposed to the South (without slavery there were more opportunities). This led to an explosive population that left the South politically weak, and fuelled the North's industrialization It was also a reason for free soil, as many of the immigrants were poor, and free soil acted as a safety valve to get rid of those that were too poor to stay in the current system. Slavery would've encased the North and would've meant trouble. One of the more striking differences between the North and the South was the difference in their economies. The south was much more based in agriculture and the North factories. Additionally, a much larger percentage of Newspapers were printed in the North than the South. The difference was so large, that when a Southerner tried to point it out, he had to use a Northern paper to do so. However, the economy was also one of the few things that pulled them together. The South would produce the raw materials and ship them to the North, which in turn would produce the final product. However, this also would lead to a technological difference. The North was far more advance than the South in every instance. Railroad lines were much more present in the North than the South. With railroad lines came telegraph lines. This pulled the North together, which separated it with the South. What little communication did occur only emphasized the differences, not the similarities.

Answer 2

Northern Advantages:

- agriculturally self sufficient

- more industry

- more organized army

- more capitol/money

- better transportation

- north prospered from cotton before civil war a lot more than south

- prosperous

- larger population

Southern Advantages:

- were fighting on home turf

- the "common man" new how to fight better

- better generals

- men knew how to ride horses and fire guns (this really didn't end up helping them much during the war due to the new guns coming out)

The North was industry and the South was farming.

Answer 3

The North - an increasingly prosperous modern democracy, with a thriving industry and agriculture, expanding railroads and canals, and thousands of new immigrants to do the work.

The South - a feudal planter aristocracy with only one industry, the highly-profitable cotton trade, which depended on slave-labour.

Answer 4

the north didnt want slavery, but the south did. this led to the worst and bloodiest war in the history of America

Answer 5

i dont know go on wikipedia