North v. South
The political and socioeconomic differences
The North
Political Parties:
- Whigs
- Republicans
- Careers in business, medicine, or education
- Many big cities
- More than one quarter of northerners lived in urban areas
- Had two thirds of the railroad tracks in America
Middle Class:
- Had a higher standard of living than Europe
- Had more material possessions and consumer goods
Lower Class:
- Factories
- Mills
- Conditions were worse than before
- Domestic help for middle class
The South
Political Parties:
- Democrats
Socioeconomic:
- Large plantations
- Isolated farms
- Less education
- "Crackers" were poor white trash
Middle Class:
- More subordinate
- Developed "code of chivalry"
Poor Class:
- "Crackers"
- "Poor white trash"
- Disease
- Sometimes are clay
- Looked down upon by even the slaves