cold, snowy winters
public education
cotton
22,000 miles of railroad
10,000 miles of railroad
cash crops
Large cities
Agriculture
separate communities
Few schools
Hospitality
Fertile, rich soil
Steamboats
Rocky, hilly, infertile soil
88,000 miles of roads
small family farms
land difficult for agriculture
swamps
Small towns and farms
system of 3,000 canals
Manufacturing
mild winters with heavy rains
slave labor
Plantations
