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What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War?

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Answer: the main driver of the economy in the north was completely anti slavery. there main goal was to abolish all slavery in both north and south.

Explanation: Because both the south and the north were fighting for a seat in the government for there side of slavery it eventualy led to conflict/the Civil War.

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Answer:There was great wealth in the South, but it was primarily tied up in the slave economy. In 1860, the economic value of slaves in the United States exceeded the invested value of all of the nation's railroads, factories, and banks combined. On the eve of the Civil War, cotton prices were at an all-time high.

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