Why did the north have more capital than the south? the north made more money on its farm produce. the south did not produce any goods to sell in trade. the south had its capital tied up in land and slaves. the north spent less money on industrialization.

The South had its capital tied up in land and slaves.

The United States had two very different economies prior to the Civil War. On the one hand, the North was dedicated to a variety of industries, such as manufacturing, finance and commerce. Employees and employers operated under a wage system. However, in the South, the economy was mostly focused on staple crops produced by slave labor. The South's most important crop was cotton, which required more than 4 million African slaves for its production.

The fact that the South had its capital tied up in land and slaves meant that it could not be used as easily as the capital of the North. Moreover, these assets were subject to disruption during the war, as the land was destroyed and the slaves were freed. The Reconstruction period would therefore be more beneficial to the North than to the South.

roosevelt essentially took the opposite approach as hoover in taking on the great depression. herbert hoover thought that america and its economy could naturally recover from the depression in due course, so he adamantly restrained the federal government from intervening on behalf of the people affected. on the other hand, roosevelt dramatically increased employment by expanding the federal government and establishing agencies that would aid in relieving some of the country's worst problems.