Differences Between North And South Sectionalism

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I disagree with the statement “Although there are differences between the North and South, the racial attitudes of both sections were not far apart, nor is it correct to call the northern economy ‘industrial’ and the southern economy ‘agrarian.’ “ Although stating the differences between the North and the South promotes sectionalism, there still differences in the geography that cause these differences. I disagree with the part that says “the racial attitudes of both sections were not far apart”. Colored people may not have been very welcomed by some people in the North and South but there is a huge difference in how they were treated. In the South, the citizens were racist enough to treat colored people as property. When they did not do

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