Sectionalism In The United States Between 1790 And 1860

Between the years of 1790 and 1860 and eventually leading up to the Civil War in 1861, sectionalism was a growing issue in the United States. In the early nineteenth century, westward expansion was starting and taking place, which ultimately started sectionalism. The Federal Government was very encouraging towards settlers moving and expanding west, angering the northern states. They believed that if they expanded west, all their best laborers would be taken away from them. The North was fighting to end slavery and the South was very encouraging of it. The South was upset that the North had businessmen who were marketing cotton and their industrialization whereas they knew they made their money through plantations and agriculture. This all in turn led to the Civil War in 1861 for the main reason, the South wanted to be able to overthrow the federal government and the North did not like that.
Calhoun in the South. In George Washington's Farewell Address he mentions the fighting between parties and states, “"I have already intimated to you the danger of parties... with particular reference to... geographical discriminations...."Let it simply be asked-where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths....” Washington is warning his people and the incoming president that he has said it before that fighting over geography and discriminating about who has what is a dangerous thing to do. He wants them to be careful because they have land, they have a reputation, and they are living a good life, so why put yourself in danger of jeopardizing that is dangerous. In the letter to Governor William Henry Harrison, it is said, “Once a happy race, since made miserable by the white people, who are never contented but always