Which characteristics best describe the northern and southern
economies in the early to mid-1800s? match the description to
the section of the country.
north

south

more agrarian
more enslaved labor
more industrialized
more wage labor

The correct matches are the following.

The characteristics that best described the northern and southern

economies in the early to mid-1800s were the following.

North:

more industrialized.

more wage labor.

South:

more agrarian.

more enslaved labor.

The southern states were completely agrarian. Their economies depended so much on slavery tor work in the large plantation to produce the crops needed to be traded and exported to Europe. That is why politicians and landlords from the south opposed to abolition. On the other hand, the northern states developed an industry that allowed them to have more resources. There were more factories, people had jobs in the manufacturing plants, cities were more industrialized and people were abolitionists.

warfare was the primary means of cultural transmission in both regions.