4 North South divide

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Revision notes on the differences between the North and South of America in the mid 1800s
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Dividing line between North and South (and states either side) Mason-Dixon line Pennsylvania and Maryland
Sectionalism Loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of a country rather than the nation as a whole
Northern states (18 and date) 1859: Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania New York New Jersey New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut) California
Southern states (3 branches, 15 and date) 1859: Upper - Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina Lower - South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana Border - Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas Texas
Aspects of North South division (6) Population Economy Urbanisation Slavery Politics Social and cultural values
Population detail (2 points with date/s) 1850: 75% of nation's population in North 1830 - 1860: 5 million immigrants (most settled in North)
Economy detail (industry - 1 main point, 4 details and date) Industrial revolution in north eastern states (Ohio, New England, Pennsylvania) 1860: - 140, 000 factories - 1.5 million workers - $2 billion worth of goods - 2 x more rail track than South
Economy detail (agriculture - 1 main point, 3 details with dates) South more dependent on agriculture 1850s: 10% of manufactured output 1800 - 1860: Labour force in agriculture: - North: 68% -> 40% - South: 82% -> 81%
Economy detail (South - 3 points) Economic grievances - Cheap foreign competition made Northern tariffs high - South forced to import more (little industry) so opposed to high tariffs - South kept tariffs low (few improvements)
Urbanisation detail (3 points and date) - 1860: South had only 20 towns with more than 50, 000 people - Richmond, Charleston: Fewer than 40,000 people, New Orleans: 175, 000 people - 1/14 (South) vs. 1/4 (North) town dwellers
Slavery detail (3 points) Slavery abolished in North by early 1800s Northern abolitionists Protestant Church divided
Politics detail (1 main point, date and 3 details; 1 main point and detail) South had major political influence Up to 1861: - 10/16 presidents from South - 8/16 presidents from slave-owning families - Northern idea that power was being used to expand slavery North gaining political influence - Growing population -> more representation
Social and cultural values detail (1 main point, 2 details; 1 main point, 3 details) South had romantic, traditional outlook - Polite, gracious, chivalric - Rural life -> less vice, more courtesy North had better education - North: 6% illiterate - South: 20% illiterate (50% with slaves) - 93% of inventions from North
Look at sheet with links between aspects of sectionalism
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