California was not considered part of the South. In the South Cotton controled the economy. In California gold was the chief economic element.
bad.
California was a Union State during the Civil War.
it wasn't as badly affected as the south.
In the south
yes the south agriculture the north industrial
California remained loyal to the Northern Union during the US Civil War.
The south was not allowed to import or export any goods during this blockade which lasted most of the Civil War.
Their Economy Flourished.
deteriorated
The North had more factories than the South because the South relied on their agricultural based economy.
The north had very little knowledge of the south's land. The south had an extremely poor economy.
The agricultural status of the Southern states was extremely high. Over 80% of the South's economy came from agriculture. Whilst industrially, it was in the dumps, while the North's industrial economy was boosting. That was a huge disadvantage for the South during the civil war.