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Before the Civil War began, what was the main difference between the South and North?

Retry Correct Incorrect Slavery, was in fact, one of the major issues leading up the Civil War. During the war, President Lincoln freed the slave population of the United States, knowing it would cripple the Southern economy and lead to victory for the North.

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Before the Civil War began, what was the main difference between the South and North?

• The North had more British citizens.
• The North was struggling economically.
• The South was considered savage territory.
• The South’s economy was based on slave labor and plantation production.