How did the economies of the north and south differ

The South was a primarily agricultural economy with little manufacturing. Lucrative cash crops such as tobacco and cotton were big money in the South. The North, on the other hand, had a very manufacturing-intensive economy that relied on big factories and innovations. With a much bigger population, the North could supply enough workers to churn out all kinds of finished goods. Generally, the North's economy was more stable.

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the installment plan of the 1920s, an arrangement that allowed people to buy what they wanted with a small down payment and pay off the rest in monthly installments, provided americans a way to own what they did not have the money to buy.