What was a difference between the North and the South as showed by Reconstruction?

Reconstruction showed how different the North and the South really were when the Civil War ended. One difference was in the attitudes of the people. Southerners resented Reconstruction and didn’t want to see a society with more equality between blacks and whites. Northerners wanted to see a society with more equality between the races.

Another difference was in the jobs that the people in each region did. The South was almost entirely agricultural. The North had many industries. One change that occurred as a result of Reconstruction was a diversification of the South’s economy. More industries developed in the South during and after Reconstruction.

A final difference was in the method of transportation. The South depended heavily on river transportation before Reconstruction. The North used the railroads as a main form of transportation. After the Civil War, the railroads expanded into the South. Railroad transportation grew in importance in the South as a result of Reconstruction.