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Sectionalism and the Breakup of the U.S


Stephen Glynn
Civitas Midterm
2-28-96 Fallon

Throughout the early 1800's the country was split in many areas over
many issues. Some of the more severe clashes between differing groups resulting
from such issues as slavery, expansion, and internal improvement. With all of
these controversial topics to worry about along with the vast diversity in the
nation, caused separation and tensions throughout the country.
The most prominent of the previous topics was slavery. This was an
issue in the days of the bible and continues to be an issue in the middle 1800's.
The divisions in the country brought about by slavery seem to be categorized
into two main groups, abolitionists, and slave holders. These two groups also
were divided geographically for the most part due to the South's need of slaves
for cheap, and reliable man power, and the North, as it was not an
agriculturally based economy and needed little in the way......

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