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Compare and contrast how the United States developed both national and…
Compare and contrast how the United States developed both national and regional identities between 1776 and 1860.
Views on Race and Labor
Both North and South held African Americans as the inferior race, creating a racial hierarchy
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Westward Expansion
Regional Identity- While everyone desired to expand westward, the North and South were divided on how to do it. The biggest debate was whether the new territories should be free or slave states. ex) Missouri Compromise, 36/30 line
National Identity- Westward expansion was something all Americans desired. They wanted to spread American ideals and increase the country's power.
ex) Manifest Destiny
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International Trade
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South- agriculture, importation to drive down price, immediate
North- domestic industries, factory labor, long-term
International- profit/low production cost wanted by all, balance of import/domestic
Demographic Identity
Regional Identity
North had a lot more immigrants in comparison to the South, the South had more African American slaves. This demographic contributed to southern and northern identities of an agrarian lifestyle and an industrial lifestyle, respectively.
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