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Introduction
  Anti-slavery poster form the 1850s  ** Credit: **Courtesy of [|American Memory]

 By 1860, the differences between the North and South had become so great that Northerners and Southerners felt as if they belonged to two different countries. What were some of these differences? Which ones were important enough to fight about? Explain to students that they are going to study life in the United States in the years before the Civil War to gain a better understanding of why people grew willing to fight to defend their way of life.

 We will look at reflect the lives of ordinary people, those who would fill the ranks of the armies and those on the home front supporting the war effort. Public support for a war comes more easily when those who have to fight feel they are defending what is important in their own lives. Students will learn about everyday life before the Civil War in the South and North to begin to understand which differences were significant.

 What do you think life was like? Was it different in the different areas of the country? Why do you think that was so? Turn and talk to your partner about these issues. (2 minutes )

Activity: You will be using these online resource to complete the worksheet.

What do you notice about the map below



Notice the differences between the North and South. Counties with the most manufacturing are indicated in red. Notice that the North is almost completely red. The differences between the North and South recognize the effects of these differences at the time before the Civil War: People disagree if they feel prevented from doing what they need to do. People need to make a living.

take out the worksheetyou and your partner will be looking at the rules of the factory. compare the rules of management for a factory and a plantation to model the process of comparing documents.Lewiston Mill Rules (factory)and Plantation Management, De Bow's xiv (February 1853) After completing the worksheets answer this Hypothesize about the design of the rules. Why were they deemed necessary or desirable? complete with 5 to 10 sentences both partners must have the paragraphs on their paper.

Look at this PowerPoint and write down the differences