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The South IMG_1739 IMG_1740 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The cotton gin accelerated the usage of cotton in the Southern economy.
- - - - Most Southerners were involved in some form of agriculture.
        
        Majority of the population consisted of non-slave involved activities.
      - Only a quarter of the Southern population owned slaves.
      - Southern population composed mainly of Europeans.
- - - - Expansion of long-distance transport methods, such as steamship and railroads.
      - Improved transportation was the cause for economic networks and trade routes.
      - 10,000 miles of railroads were laid by 1860, however North's rails still was larger.
        
        Southern crops were transported to Northern Cities and European markets through steamboats.
- - - - Culture
        
        Plantations were spaced far apart and formed their own communities.
        
        Planters, akin to the aristocracy.
        
        Southern life was centered around wealthy individuals who controlled agricultural changes.
        
        Education and religion was less organized compared to the North.
- - - - Multiple small towns were connected to rivers and coasts.