In the North, new technologies resulted in the growth of an economy based on

Fishing

transportation

manufacturing

farming

Manufactoring.

Explanation:

This was the time of the industrial revolution. The South was known for its strong military, its railroads, agriculture, and slavery. The North was known for its transportation and manufactoring, but the growth of the economy was because of the factories, aka the manufactoring.

500 books can be produced by one man and a printing press within 5 months, while a copyist can only produce one in the same amount of time

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (tobacco);