Economic and Social Differences

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What were the economic differences between the North and South before the Civil War?
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The North was more industrialized, focusing on manufacturing and trade, while the South was agricultural, relying heavily on slavery for its economy.
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How did social structures contribute to tensions between the North and South?
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The North valued wage labor and urban life, whereas the South maintained a rural society with a strict social hierarchy based on slavery.
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Why did industrialization in the North contribute to sectional tensions?
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Northern industrialization led to less need for slave labor, diverging from the South's dependency on agriculture and slavery.
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What role did tariffs play in causing the Civil War?
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Tariffs protected Northern industries but harmed Southern economies, which relied on exporting cotton.
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How did urbanization in the North impact the Civil War's outbreak?
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Urbanization in the North led to greater demand for wage labor as opposed to slavery.
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