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    Western Hemisphere. The U.S. continued to enforce this Doctrine to this day‚ with perhaps the most famous example being President Kennedy’s Cuban Blockade. After the War of 1812‚ America’s nationalism and unification began to fade in the face of sectionalism. The North and the South soon began to dispute over controversial issues. The South depended on an agricultural‚ slave based economy.

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    Federalist party faded‚ and Democratic-Republican adopted their policies and dominated the politics. However‚ there were constant debates over tariffs‚ the national improvement‚ the national bank‚ internal improvements‚ and public land sales. Also sectionalism tension over slavery became more apparent‚ and soon Democratic-Republican split into two. During Monroe’s presidency‚ Congress raised tariffs (first protective tariff in U.S history) for the express purpose of protecting U.s manufactures from competition

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    9. Describe the Trail of Tears for the Cherokee 10. The Tariffs of 1824 and 1828 benefited the North‚ but it really hurt the South. Why is that true‚ and how would that lead to Sectionalism? 11. How was John C. Calhoun‚ Jackson’s vice-president‚ torn between nationalism and sectionalism? 12. How did South Carolina react in 1832 to the tariffs imposed by the federal government? 13. How did Henry Clay resolve the conflict and avoid a bloody battle? 14. Why

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    received‚ if the Southerners in the 1800 ’s had to pay top price‚ it would not have been worth their money. Slavery had an extreme influence on the economic system‚ helping build it to what it is now‚ known as the most successful in the world. (Sectionalism 420) Thus‚ the beginning of slavery was obvious‚ seen as reasonable‚ better‚ quicker‚ and less expensive‚ although inhuman‚ it was the way to go. However once it began‚ it would be much more difficult to stop. It was now people ’s way of life‚

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    was at a very high level and on the outside it seemed as though all were going extremely well. However there were problems within the country which were soon to be lifted to the surface. Some of these disagreements were on the infrastructure‚ sectionalism‚ and foreign policy. During the “Era of Good Feelings” there were many bills sent to congress that were rejected. Many of these bills dealt with infrastructure‚ such as the improvement of roads‚ buildings‚ sewage and other canals. These bills

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    the Eberly Family Professor of Civil War Studies at West Virginia University‚ and author of the 2018 book‚ Looming Civil War: How Nineteenth Century Americans Imagined the Future‚ explains that throughout the 1850s‚ a series of events increased sectionalism‚ emboldened southern secessionists‚ and deepened northern resolve to defend the Union and end slavery.1 The Northern states of the US were industrialized and the prosperous economy conflicted with the agricultural Southern states. The Southern

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    the only way to abolish slavery was to forcefully free the slaves. However‚ people in the South did not see what was so wrong about owning a person as property and felt that these newspapers and pamphlets were an attack on their way of life. Sectionalism began to form as tension between the Northern and Southern states grew. Soon enough‚ war broke out between the states and the Civil War had begun. Abolitionists such as John Brown‚ Frederick Douglass‚ and William Lloyd Garrison were major contributors

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    transportation system. However‚ despite its successes‚ the United States was becoming increasingly divided. The North and the South had many distinct differences in terms of their social‚ cultural‚ and economic characteristics that brought about sectionalism and‚ eventually‚ the Civil War. The North’s social structure was very different from that of the South. Industrialization played an important role in forming Northern society. In the North‚ society was comprised of working class whites and

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    Ap U.S History George Washington is testable material Fair well address: He warned against foreign alliances‚ and political parties‚ and sectionalismsectionalism is seen in the early 1800’s George Washington was the only one smart enough to foresee it. George Washington votes for the national bank‚ the affordable care act today is constitutional‚ George washington said so. John Adams: French revolution and Napolianic wars. Wouldn’t declare war on france because they had helped us get away

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    costs even from their Northern countrymen. The core argument of this essay centres around the evidence which clearly defines their being in existence two ‘nations’ with in America constantly in opposition to each other. Therefore the growth of sectionalism and the events which led up to the conflict made war an inevitable outcome of the hostilities which had arisen from the to ideologically different factions which grew in the United States. Firstly this essay will identify the economic factors which

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