The division between the North and South are heightened after the Revolutionary war. Once independent from Britain, America as a new country develops a system of government. Because of different lifestyles, the South and North developed different ideas on how the government should work. Instead of now being split into patriots and loyalists, the creation of political parties surfaced. America was split into Federalists and Democratic Republicans. Federalists wanted a strong central government and mostly consisted of those from the north. Democrat-Republicans wanted a weak central government and mostly consisted of southerners and plantation owners. The idea of Independence along with Enlightenment ideals influenced America post Revolutionary
