Sectional Differences Between 1800 And 1860

Between 1800 and 1860, economic, social, and political factors contributed to the development of sectional differences between the North and the South. These differences included how best to expand the United States economy, the extension of slavery into the territories, and the relationship between the states and the federal government. These differences laid the groundwork for the Civil War. The North and South followed different paths, developing into two distinct and very different regions. The North economy is mostly relied on manufacturing and industrialization and the South economy is mostly relied on plantation and cotton. The north and the south had two different types of society and social structure. The north and south had different …show more content…
The north was industrials and rapid growth of cities. The population in north was increasing due industrialization. By 1860, one quarter of all Northerners lived in urban areas. Because of the rise of industrialization people in the north had classes. There was three classes; wealthy, middle class, working class. The working class was the poorest of all class, which were factory workers and other low status workers. Also it led to the rise of immigrant. Most of the immigrants came from Europe and settle in major cities like (NYC, Boston, etc.). There were more development in schools and higher education. Few Working class children received education, but they didn’t receive the best one. The north was not racist and didn’t need slaves. Slave labor had become less useful, replaced in the cities and factories by immigrant labor from Europe and thought the slaves work wasn’t needed for their work. The north was against slavery. Also there was no point of slaves and said there should be no more slavery and they should have their own rights. In document (2) American anti-slavery society states that slavery was the most horrible system of bondage that ever existed in any country. Therefore slavery should be stop and was wrong. The south was agriculture and not many developments. Although the south was mainly rural, cities did gradually develop. Transportation between cities was difficult, except by …show more content…
The north was republican and south was democratic. The north and south fought over the balance of power in the congress. The Missouri compromise which came up during the anti-slavery time. The northwest of 1787 had created that no state northwest of the Ohio River could be a slave state. Because Missouri was not northwest of the Ohio River, it wanted enter the union as a slave state. But serval members of congress from the north objected this. There were 11 slave’s states and 11 Free states. By adding Missouri there would be an increase in slave state and the power of southern states senate. The Missouri compromise was signed in to law 1820. The Missouri compromise had two main points; Missouri would be allowed slavery and Maine will be part of free state Which will balance the power of north and south. Another point was slavery would be closed from north of 36 degrees and 30N latitude in the Louisiana Purchase. the annexation of Texas which was to join Texas to united states in southwest. The southern democratic supported this idea, but the Whig and northern opposed this decision. The north thought it would have another slave state to the southwest. The north defeated the treaty in congress by senate. Later on new president James Polk came and started war with Mexico to get Texas. In document (4) the Massachusetts legislature opposed the annexation of Texas, because the war was being fought to extend