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This page is about how the nation started to be divided between the north and the south.

1. Slavery While there were several differences between the North and the South, the issues related to slavery increasingly divided the nation and led to the Civil War.

North-- They thought Slavery should be abolished

south-- They thought slaves were nessesary and they were needed

2. Cultural Issues0 They could not agree on Social or Political Issues

North--The North was Urban so they had jobs

South--They South was a Rural (country) area, So they farmed

3. Economic issues They were different in the ways they made money (economic)

North--The North was a Manufactering region, they favored Tariffs, which protects factory owners from foreign competition

South--The South opposed Tariffs, Planters consern-England would stop buying their cotton

4. Constutional Issues

North--Strong Central Covernment

South--States' Rights

AKiRA C00K C0R3 2 5-18-08