North: South: West: Midwest: Second Industrial Revolution

Although the South was mainly agricultural, they started growing the timber industry. Coal and iron deposits in the southern Appalachian Mountains allowed the growth of steel production in Birmingham, Alabama.

The New South was mostly about development and growth that started to gradually increase after 1877 on into the 1900s. Iron and steel were the main contributors followed by tobacco and timber. Steel mills were popping up all over the south which provided numerous jobs and a better way of living. The downside was the effect it had on the farm industry due to the fact that cotton was cheap and so was labor. As a result most of the people preferred to work in the factories which paid higher wages.

The South invented the cotton gin which produced cotton a lot faster. One cotton gin equalled the same as seven slaves. According to source 6 “ This tool had completely changed the face of the south's agriculture and wealth. The south provide two thirds of the world cotton. Making the south very rich but also increasing slave numbers and the number of cotton farms.” Meanwhile, the north did not have suitable rock soil for establishing farmers. The north's economy came to be known for its trading and its factories. Source 9 states “ Industries and factories centered in the north. Many factories using mass production methods had sprung up there, and cities grew rapidly.” The North then started to build intricate railroad systems and shipping industries to transport the manufactured goods. As you can see the north and the south had huge technology differences which also caused a lot of tension between the states as

As a result of the different climates and soil types, the two regions of the United States had to differ in economic routes. The South focused on agriculture, due to its rich soil and suitable climate for farming. One piece of textual evidence states, “The fertile soil and warm climate of the South made it ideal for large-scale farms and crops like tobacco and cotton. Because agriculture was so profitable few Southerners saw a need for industrial development. Eighty percent of the labor

Around 1820 the North had either banned slavery or began gradual emancipation programs, such as free labor. The states remained agricultural but went through an industrial period. They created a diversified economy as they invested more on cities, factories, and forms of transportation. In contrast, the South invested more in agriculture increasing their reliance of slaves labor. One of the main reasons agriculture rised in the South was due to the expansion of the cotton plantations.

Immigration soon began to go explode, but is wasn’t just one place immigrants were coming from, they were coming from many parts like Russia, Italy, etc. It was starting to pour in enough that

The north and south were very different, while the north was based on industry and trade the south was based on agriculture. Plantations were the way of life and well established in the states that formed the confederacy. The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney became a tremendously profitable business leading to an increase in the number of fermentations willing to grow cotton which created the need for cheap labor, that meant slavery. However, the economy in the northern states were based more on industry, in fact the industries in the north were purchasing the raw cotton and transitioning it to finished goods. Society evolved which meant that the different cultures and classes in the north had to work together.

While in the south cotton was becoming very profitable after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. The southern economy depended solely on cotton production. They needed cheap labor, which meant a lot of slaves. Northern economy was based more on industries rather than agriculture. The north industry would buy the raw cotton and turn into finished goods. So since the south was based on a plantation system

When Africa Americans were freed from slavery that put a huge negative hit on the south economically. Due to no more free labor the cotton business took a turn for the worst, that is why many former slave owners tried to take away many African Americans rights. By using violence when things started going awry that’s when congress stepped in and created a reform. One of the many influential things they did was giving African Americans the ability to vote. When doing this this led to many black politicians having important seats in office. This then led the south to creating free public schools for African Americans to learn and attend.

The South was based off of Agriculture while the North was involved more so in manufacturing. Because the South dealt more with agriculture, they weren’t super impressed with the added railroads in comparison to the North where there was more mechanical work. Set aside from those differences there was also a lot of job denying taking place and poverty was a huge issue between the North and South.

The first major increase of national labor unions came after the Civil War. This war greatly expanded factory production and railroad building,which generated much more concern about the well being of the workers. When workers started

The German immigrants made up most of the immigrants between 1820 and 1860. Most of the Germans traveled to America for economic

The labor union efforts in the United States cultivated out of the requirement to safeguard the collective interest of the common workers (History.com, 2009). In the industrial sectors, organized labor unions battled for improved wages, practical hours, and safer working conditions; these movements led to beneficial efforts to end child labor, give health benefits, and offer assistance to workers who were injured or retired (History.com, 2009). Their origins lay in the developmental years of the U.S., when a free wage labor market emerged in the craft worker trades late in the colonial period. The earliest recorded strike occurred in 1768 in New York to protested a wage reduction, this lead to the formation of the Federal Society of Journeymen

The United States often made false promises about warm welcoming their immigrants. At the beginning of the Industrial Era, there

The huge influx of people to these urban areas overwhelmed society. The factories could not keep up, and unemployment became a factor. Poverty became widespread.