Compare And Contrast North And South Political System

The North and South of the U.S. were always very different. The North was materialistic, individualistic, and had great faith in progress, while the South was traditional and valued honor and family loyalty. Southerners relied on slavery and farming to support their economy, whereas the North relied on factories, which prospered quickly. Because the South was slower than the North in creating a “unified market economy and a regional transportation network”, they relied financially on the North. Slavery was also an unsteady income, so the South wanted to grow and improve slavery. The cultures were so different, which caused many arguments between the two regions. The Civil War was inevitable due to the North’s and South’s differing ideologies of economic systems, slavery, and the role of the government. The fundamental ideologies of the North and South were constant, although the focus shifted over time.
The members of the First Party System, the Jeffersonians and the Industrialists, conflicted over economic systems that were unique to the North and South. The Southern
due to the dramatic differences in beliefs between the North and the South. While the North during the First Party System wanted an industrial economy, the South wanted an agricultural economy. During the Second Party System the North wanted the government to have more control and use it to minimize slavery and to build infrastructure. However, the South wanted the people to have more power and influence over slavery in order for them to maintain their way of life. During this period Congress and the Supreme Court made decisions that favored southern interests over northern interests. In the course of the Third Party System the North wanted to abolish slavery, while the South wanted it to grow. The result of the election of 1860 was the first time the U.S. had such severe differences that it forced the Union to part, which paved the way for the bloody