Life Style: North vs South (part 2)
By: Sheridan Miller
South: The Farmers & Less Educated
-Economy: agricultural based
-Population: 9 million (3.5 million were slaves)
-Climate allowed: large plantations (fertile soil & warm climate)
-Living Location: 1/10 population in urban area
-Immigrants: 1/8 settled in South
-Political View: Most Democratic
-Career Possibilities: military or agriculture
-Education: less went to school than North (less educated)
-Labor: 80% worked on farms
Cotton Field in South
Plantation in South
Plantation Owner's House in South
Family Tree
The Family
Father: Bob
-32
-male
-farmer
Mother: Ruth
-31
-female
-stay at home mom (cooks & cleans)
Oldest Daughter: Sarah
-14
-female
-takes care of siblings
-likes to sew
2nd Oldest Daughter: Darla
-10
-female
-likes to sew with sister
Oldest Boy: Jimmy
-8
-male
-helps father in field
-plays with siblings
2nd Oldest Boy: Carl
-5
-male
-plays with siblings
Baby: Samantha
-1 1/2
-female
On Sunday they all go to church in their free time.
Live in Mississippi on a small family owned farm.