List ways that the economy of the northern states diverged from that of the southern states in this era.

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The North was focused at this time on commercial enterprise, producing goods in factories and growing surpluses for cash crops. The northern economy became more diverse, while the southern economy became more centered on the production of cotton using slave labor. As stated in the introduction to this lesson, changes in transportation and urbanization were centered in the north and west rather than the South.

In the North, the economy depended on industry. In the South, the economy depended on horticulture. The dirt was fruitful and useful for cultivating. They developed yields like cotton, rice, and tobacco on little homesteads and huge manors.

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