Political In North-The socio-political atmosphere of the Northern states was in turmoil during this period, turmoil which would last well into the twentieth century. Political In the South-Whites in the South did not want their society to be destabilized so they carried on as they had before American system and slavery lived on. Economy- Economy is marked by a sharp division between the predominantly English speaking countries of Canada and the US, which are among the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world etc.