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Why did factories grow in the north instead of the south where cotton is grown?
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∙ 12y ago
because well the north was more city like then the south
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How did the economic resources of the north and the south affect the war?
The south's greatest weakness was its economy, the north barricaded them on the seaboard, so the south had no money from their cotton industry. They also had no food for their soldiers because the food factories were in the north.
How did the north benefit from cotton?
the north turned the cotton into thread
What economy was the north built on?
Factories and Mills
What were the Unions economic advantages going into the civil war?
The Union had more factories to make supplies, since the South's economy relied on cotton. The North also had a larger population. The South's advantages included fighting a war on their own grounds.
Why did business owners in the north begin to build factories?
to get more money.
Why did north need cotton?
Factories in the north needed cotton to produce items which they in turn sell.
Why was southern cotton not reaching the factories the factories of Europe?
the north surrounded the south borders and didn't let anything get in or out
Where is organic cotton currently being grown?
north pole
What were the differences between the north and the south besides slavery?
North had more factories, the South had more Cotton Plantations.
Why was cotton grown in the north and not south in1700's?
This is an easy question. . .because cotton just does. Ask the king of cotton, jeez. -_-
How far north was cotton grown in 1860?
From Texas up to North Carolina and some in Virginia
Why was southern cotton not reaching factories of Europe?
the north surrounded the south borders and didn't let anything get in or out
Whathe were the important cash crop grown in the southern colonies?
Cotton! The US Civil War was fought over natural resources: primarily cotton which grew in the South and was made into cloth in the factories in the North, when the Southern cotton producers found out that the Brits would pay more for the cotton they stopped selling to the Northern States and the North invaded the South to reclaim the cotton for their textile mills. Tobacco
What region had become wealthy because of cotton grown on large plantations?
i think its north
Why do you think cotton was grown in the south and not the north?
Cotton requires hot weather and lots water. The south has that and the north is too cold, too rocky, bad soil for cotton, smaller farms, and not enough water.
This region became wealthy because of cotton grown on large plantayions?
the north because there is a lot of fields
How did the north an south get income before the civil war?
North had factories, mills, large industrial plants, the support of the union government. South had only cotton and timber.
