Sectional Division Arise
In the
early 1800’s the American people became very conscious that their nation was
divided into sections, regions distinguished form one another by economic and
cultural differences. The north of the country was composed of two sections the
Northeast, and the Old Northwest. The Old Northwest had their own market in
which they sold all the need people had, thus creating a new way in which
people would live. People started working in the factories and mils, and after
the 1812 war, businessman started to finance these type of industry. The
Northeast was characterised by lots of young people who were willing to work.
Many people went west, yet it was insignificant to all the people that were
going into the cities. In 1790 33,000 was the population of New York, in 1820,
124,000was the population of New York, the in 1850 516,000 was the population
of New York.
Owners of factories and businessmen
in general began to see the relationship between themselves and their employees
in strictly economic terms. As capitalist, they supplied the capital that built
the factory or started the business. The market was redefining northern
society. Like the North, the South remained overwhelmingly agricultural. The
area considered the South has primary products that were staple crops such as
cotton, tabaco, sugar, and rice. The Southern economy was based on the staple
crops and raw materials that were processes and sold elsewhere. Also the south
had cities like New Orleans, Charleston, and Richmond for example. During the
1820’s there was a resistance from the African Americas lead by Denmark Vesey, he
promoted a resistance against the white. During this time the Americans were
having a variety of changes that were influential to the future development. The
time for new change and development was at is finest and it was a great
awakening for the economy to flourish.
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