What is one significant difference between the Northern and Southern states prior to the Civil War? (1 point) Responses The North relied on the land to support its economy; the South relied on industry. The North relied on the land to support its economy; the South relied on industry. Northern states had mostly small family farms; Southern states had large plantations Northern states had mostly small family farms; Southern states had large plantations Agriculture was the main economic activity in the North; trade was the main economic activity in the South Agriculture was the main economic activity in the North; trade was the main economic activity in the South The Native American population in the North was small; there were thousands of Native Americans in the South The Native American population in the North was small; there were thousands of Native Americans in the South

One significant difference between the Northern and Southern states prior to the Civil War was that Northern states had mostly small family farms while Southern states had large plantations.

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One significant difference between the Northern and Southern states prior to the Civil War was that the North relied on industry to support its economy, while the South relied on agriculture and the labor-intensive system of large plantations.