What is one significant difference between the Northern and Southern states prior to the Civil War? (Agriculture was the main economic activity in the North, trade was the main economic activity in the South; Northern states had mostly small family farms, Southern states had large plantations; The Native American population in the North was small, there were thousands of Native American in the South)

Answer 1

The significant difference is that the Southern states had large plantations, whereas the Northern states had mostly small family farms. The Southern economy relied heavily on cash crops like cotton and tobacco, which were produced on these large plantations using slave labor. In contrast, the Northern economy was more diversified, with smaller farms focused on various crops and a greater emphasis on industrialization and trade.