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During the 1800s the northern and southern states of the United States started distinguishing themselves. There are many ways in which the two groups of states were becoming different. The northern states were Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The southern states were Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The north and south differentiated in the types of occupations, the view on slavery, and climate.
In the South the most popular occupation was a farmer. Naturally, this is because the South had fertile soil and plentiful rain. In comparison, farming would not be as popular in the North because the land was not as fertile and there were not enough frost free days. The North did not approve of slavery. On the contrary, the South viewed slaves as......

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