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Describe the different groups that made up southern society. What challenges did free African Americans face in the South? How did the majority of white southern families acquire slaves?
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like What type of economy did the South have pre-Civil War?, During the 1800's, what was the main cash crop in the South?, How did the Industrial Revolution affect the demand for southern cash crops? and more.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like What type of economy did the South have pre-Civil War?, During the 1800s, what was the main cash crop in the South?, How did the Industrial Revolution affect the demand for southern cash crops? and more.
First, the Market Revolution—the shift from an agricultural economy to one based on wages and the exchange of goods and services—completely changed the northern and western economy between 1820 and 1860.
Before the Civil War per capita income and growth in the South compared favorably to per capita income and growth in the North (Fogel 1989: 85). Compared to other countries, and especially other Western slave economies, the South was a success.
Following the end of the Civil War and into Reconstruction era (1865–1877), the South experienced economic devastation. Some states that relied less heavily on the plantation system managed to fare better following its downfall. [13]
Assess the distribution of wealth in the antebellum South. Describe the southern culture of honor. Identify the main proslavery arguments in the years prior to the Civil War. During the antebellum years, wealthy southern planters formed an elite master class that wielded most of the economic and political power of the region.
