made their money in two totally different ways. The North made their money by big industries. The South used the cold-blooded system of slavery. The United States fought a Civil War because of sectionalism‚ slavery and compromises ignoring previous compromises. The United fought a Civil War because of sectionalism. “ They started many tobacco plantations and brought in black slaves from Africa to provide most of the labor. “ the North’s economy came to depend more on trade than on agriculture. Industry
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slave states and free states. As a result of sectionalism‚ new policies were issued in order to keep a positive atmosphere in the country‚ one of which being the Missouri Compromise. Tensions between the north and the south came to a head after Missouri’s 1819 request for admission to the Union as a slave state‚ which threatened to upset the balance between slave states and free states. To keep the peace‚ Congress organized a two-part compromise in 1820 called the Missouri Compromise. This compromise
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generally five causes that resulted in the southern states seceding from the Union and triggering the American Civil War. Those five causes are the following slavery‚ states’ rights‚ sectionalism‚ territorial crisis‚ and national elections. I am going to focus on two of the five causes‚ slavery and sectionalism. Sectionalism it involves this idea that you have competing interests that have different economies‚ social structures‚ different customs‚ and political values. In the 1800’s those competing parts
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1816 but the truth of this phrase is questioned. Many believe that the period after the war of 1812 was an "Era of Good Feelings" due to the nation’s gain of nationalism and expansion of the country‚ but it was also due to the growing sense of sectionalism and state issues. Following the War of 1812‚ the American people achieved an after-effect of winning a war called nationalism. With this new American pride they felt somewhat inferior or less than other‚ older countries such as that of Great
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Confederate States of America‚ and the Northern States‚ this war almost permanently split this “land of the free” in two. Sectionalism‚ the precursor of separatism‚ and debates over States’ rights through examples such as court cases provided the South with a reason to remove themselves from a country in which they believed that slavery was on the brink of extinction. Slavery‚ sectionalism and states’ rights all had a relative importance towards causing the Civil War. The central factor in the start of
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created an imbalance. To make the number of states equal again‚ Maine joined as a free state. There are multiple reasons for this creating an increase in sectionalism‚ but one of the main concerns was different economic values. The South heavily relied on farming and slavery‚ but the North relied more on tariffs and infrastructure. The Compromise of 1820 made it extremely evident that the two sides had very different values. The compromise was to try and resolve the Nullification Crisis‚ which started
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AP Questions‚ 1980-2007 1 List of AP and AP-related questions from the past twenty-seven years. [Compiled by Steve Armstrong] (Updated‚ May 14‚ 2007) Questions labeled “AP” are Copyright © 1980-2005 College Entrance Examination Board and Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. 1607-1763 AP 2007 Alternate The Colonial Period The French and Indian War (1754-1763) altered the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. Assess this change with regard to TWO of the following
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Before the Civil War‚ the United States of America experienced many trials‚ tribulations‚ and heated debates as it navigated its early years. From determining the status of certain states‚ to many compromises such as the Missouri Compromise and the 1850 Compromise- to name a few- the United States conquered several hurdles between the time of the ratification of the Constitution and the Civil War. Deep political‚ cultural‚ and economic divides between the North and South strained the unity of the
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the Civil War Though slavery was a key cause of the Civil War‚ it was not the sole reason for it. To hold slavery as the sole reason for the Civil War is incorrect as there were numerous economic‚ political and moral reasons behind the strife. Sectionalism (between the Northern and Southern states)‚ Economic (between the industrial North and agrarian South)‚ and Political differences (such as the South’s deeply held belief in states’ rights) all contributed to the conflict between the states. Slavery
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states not by the federal government. By examining these two points we may be able to get a clear understanding of popular opinions and mindsets that would cause a nation to war against itself. With the election of Abraham Lincoln on November 6‚ 1860 South Carolina saw the only recourse was to secede from the
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