Effects of Sectionalism on the Civil War As the Antebellum Era stretched across America, a strain between Northern states and Southern states escalated to the Civil War. Differing opinions on state’s rights, slavery, and federal authority grew stronger than the bonds of brothers, to the point of a nation set against itself. Decades of simmering tension finally hit its boiling point on a divided nation. Sectionalism was a fundamental cause of the Civil War due to economic differences and varying ideas of expansion.
Economic differences contributed to sectionalism by distancing the views and morals between the North and South. As cotton became a high demand cash crop, Southern plantation owners strived to increase their harvest. The thirst for
Economic differences contributed to sectionalism by distancing the views and morals between the North and South. As cotton became a high demand cash crop, Southern plantation owners strived to increase their harvest. The thirst for