How did the north make a living

Because there was no slavery there was freedom and thts why people try to escape from the south to go to the north ( every seen the story called the north star ) it will help.

Explanation:

the phenomenon that would be cited as evidence of increased economic interdependence between europe and the americas is  the development of mercantilism.

this theory suggests that the wealth of a country depends on its economic assets, or capital.

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