The ideology of the North and South continued to differentiate the two from being one united nation. Slavery intensified the difference between the unions. Slavery was often referred to as “a necessary evil.” Indeed, it was evil; it was one of the main reasons why the nation was pushed into the Civil War. Even though, everything that lead up to the war somehow was associated with the slavery system; slavery wouldn’t have been an issue if it was not entangled with the transformation of economics, religion and politics. The outcome of the Civil War marked the unity of the two unions as one nation.
As the economy progressed with technology, such as the cotton gin, during the Market Revolution, the nation was in demand for labor workers. The North banned slavery since they were becoming more urbanized. The northern economy was more industrial while the southern were still agricultural. African Americans were working for free for plantations while workers in the north got paid on an hourly wage. This cause more tension between the two unions since one was progressing at a faster pace than the other solidifying the differing ideologies. With the increase of …show more content…
The South believed that Lincoln was anti-slavery and would be bias, even though, in his inauguration he stated that he wouldn’t interfere with slavery in the south and that he will enforce the fugitive slave act. In December 20, 1860 South Carolina seceded as the first state from the US. This cause others states in the Cotton Kingdom to follow suit therefore, leading to the fracture of the “United States.” These cotton based territories relied heavily on slaves and succeeded to maintain the economic growth of their agricultural market. Lincoln tried politically to keep up moral by having the buffer states remaining with the Union. However, his measure failed and pushed the Union into Civil War as they saw no other options to mend the separation of the north and
As the economy progressed with technology, such as the cotton gin, during the Market Revolution, the nation was in demand for labor workers. The North banned slavery since they were becoming more urbanized. The northern economy was more industrial while the southern were still agricultural. African Americans were working for free for plantations while workers in the north got paid on an hourly wage. This cause more tension between the two unions since one was progressing at a faster pace than the other solidifying the differing ideologies. With the increase of …show more content…
The South believed that Lincoln was anti-slavery and would be bias, even though, in his inauguration he stated that he wouldn’t interfere with slavery in the south and that he will enforce the fugitive slave act. In December 20, 1860 South Carolina seceded as the first state from the US. This cause others states in the Cotton Kingdom to follow suit therefore, leading to the fracture of the “United States.” These cotton based territories relied heavily on slaves and succeeded to maintain the economic growth of their agricultural market. Lincoln tried politically to keep up moral by having the buffer states remaining with the Union. However, his measure failed and pushed the Union into Civil War as they saw no other options to mend the separation of the north and