REGIONAL ECONOMIES

REGIONAL ECONOMIES

• The north and south had different forms
• Of economies
• Some things they differed on were
• Slavery
• Farming and products

NORTH

FACTORIES

• The northerner used lots of factories
• In these factories they mass produced goods such as textiles
• They used their products to use and sell to others

TEXTILES

• As the factories became more popular
• Textiles became one of their biggest products
• The factories and their machines allowed us to
• Mass produce textiles making them easy to sell

SLAVES

• With the use of factories less slaves were needed
• Northern people worked toward the abolition of slavery
• They accomplished this in the north and slaves were outlawed

FARMERS

• Although factories were main economy source, farms were still used
• Farms mainly provided the owners with supplies and food
• Didnt use lots of cash crops

SOUTH

PLANTATIONS

• Plantations were still huge in the south
• Owners required tons of slaves and workers
• Grew lots of cash crops

COTTON

• After the cotton gin was invented
• It became extremely popular
• Made more slaves come to work

SLAVERY

• Because of demand for cotton, use of slaves grew
• As the cotton gin was invented, cotton became
• Extremely popular
• As demand for cotton rose, more slaves were
• Needed

SLAVERY (CONT.)

• Slave demands grew and tons were
• Brought over from Africa
• Unlike the north they increased in numbers

THE AMERICAN PLAN

THE AMERICAN PLAN

• The American plan was created to
• Unite the economies of the north and
• South, and allow them to benefit off of
• Eachother.

AMERICAN PLAN (CONT.)

• Thanks to this plan the north and south
• Were able to work together and prosper
• As one nation.