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TISSUES
Tariffs
Northern states supported tariffs because tariffs protected their factories and industries from foreign competition
Southern states opposed tariffs because they relied on buying imported goods and selling cotton to other places.
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Election of 1860
the idea that the people living in a territory or state should decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.
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Sectionalism
(North) Had a colder climate, rocky soil, and many rivers and harbors.
(South) Had a warm climate, long growing seasons, and fertile soil
New states caused regional division because each time a new state was added, people argued over whether it would allow slavery or not.
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Sectionalism is strong loyalty to one region of a country over the nation as a whole. In U.S. history, it refers to the growing divide between the North, South, and West before the Civil War, as each region focused on its own economic and political interests.
Industry v. Agriculture
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(North) Cooler climate and rocky soil were not ideal for large farming
(South) Warm climate and fertile soil for growing cash crops like cotton and tobacco
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States' Rights
The purpose of the federal government is to manage the whole country and provide services and laws that apply to all states
The Fugitive Slave Act upset Northern abolitionists because it required them to help capture and return escaped enslaved people to the South
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The 10th Amendment supports states’ rights by saying that any powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution belong to the states or the people.
Slavery
They were denied basic rights such as freedom, education, voting, and fair treatment.
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Churches helped spread anti-slavery ideas, so the abolitionist movement was often seen as an extension of religious beliefs and reform.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
increased anti-slavery feelings in the North and made many more people support the abolitionist movement
was a law that required all escaped enslaved people who made it to free states to be captured and returned to their enslavers in the South
it portrayed slavery as cruel, violent, and morally wrong.
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