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Describe the economies of the North and South during the early 1800s

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There are two major differences between the economies of the North and the South during the time before the Civil War. The North had a more diversified economy based on free labor. The South had an agrarian economy based on slave labor.
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There are two major differences between the economies of the North and the South during the time before the Civil War. The North had a more diversified economy based on free labor. The South had an agrarian economy based on slave labor.
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