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What percentage of the US population did the North's population account for by 1860?
What percentage of the US population did the North's population account for by 1860?
What was the main focus of the Southern economy?
What was the main focus of the Southern economy?
What percentage of America's railroads were located in the North?
What percentage of America's railroads were located in the North?
What social class in the North consisted of factory workers?
What social class in the North consisted of factory workers?
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What invention in 1790 revolutionized the cotton industry in the South?
What invention in 1790 revolutionized the cotton industry in the South?
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What was the approximate percentage of the world's cotton produced by the South by the 1850s?
What was the approximate percentage of the world's cotton produced by the South by the 1850s?
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What percentage of the nation's industries were located in the North?
What percentage of the nation's industries were located in the North?
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What was the primary reason for the limited agriculture in the North?
What was the primary reason for the limited agriculture in the North?
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What was the main characteristic of the farms that existed in the North?
What was the main characteristic of the farms that existed in the North?
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What social class emerged as a result of industrialization in the North?
What social class emerged as a result of industrialization in the North?
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Who replaced the 'Mill Girls' in the factories by 1850?
Who replaced the 'Mill Girls' in the factories by 1850?
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What type of agriculture was practiced in the North?
What type of agriculture was practiced in the North?
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What percentage of the population in the South did planters make up?
What percentage of the population in the South did planters make up?
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What was the primary means of making a living for yeomen?
What was the primary means of making a living for yeomen?
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What was the total population of the South in 1860?
What was the total population of the South in 1860?
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What was the main focus of the economy in the South?
What was the main focus of the economy in the South?
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What proportion of white people in the South did not enslave people?
What proportion of white people in the South did not enslave people?
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How many miles of railroad were there in the South in 1860?
How many miles of railroad were there in the South in 1860?
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