Identify a Cause:

Based on your learning in this unit, what is one factor that led to the major difference between the Northern and Southern economies that you identified in Item 1? You might talk about the resources available in each region, the climates, political and religious views of the people who lived there, or another factor.

Answer in one short sentence (20 word limit). You will have a chance to explain in more detail later.

Example sentence frame: One reason for this difference is that the North __ but the South ___.

(A good answer will be clear, concise, and historically accurate.)

One reason for this difference is that the North had a more industrialized economy, but the South had an agricultural economy reliant on slave labor.

20 not 25 words

The North had an industrialized economy, while the South relied on an agricultural economy supported by slave labor.

i need 20 not more, not less

North had industry, South relied on agriculture with slave labor.