Question

As the United States modernized, what two distinct economies began to emerge in the north and south?

Answer 1

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In the north, an industrial economy began to emerge, characterized by factories, manufacturing, and urbanization. In the south, an agricultural economy based on plantation farming, particularly of cotton, developed. These two distinct economies laid the groundwork for the economic and social differences that would ultimately lead to the Civil War.