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how were the economies of the northern and southern states different? How were they the same? What factors led them to develop differently?

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Answer: South: Agricultural North: Industrial

Explanation: Northern states were rapidly industrializing and improving without the need for slaves. Southern states became economically dependent on slaves in fields so that the people who lived there could afford to keep their land.

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