Cultural/Societal Differences Between the North and South A Long Term Cause By: Hannah Smith North The North had big factories and they made their finished goods quicker Woman/Immigrant labor in the factories Some factories were very crowded The Woman/immigrants worked long hours for little pay Their factories got their cotton from the South They used water power to run machines in factories Factories in the North South Small Farms Only 25% of people in the south owned slaves Invested in Slaves rather than machines If slaves were caught not doing their job they would get a metal collar put on their necks The slaves were sold and bought, and sometimes taken away from their family No pay! Slave Labor in the South How did this conflict lead to war? Misunderstandings South wanted slaves north didnt Thought only about themselves and not everyone else This leads to a war