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THE ISSUES THAT DIVIDED AMERICA INTO SECTIONAL INTERESTS.
In the 1840s, sectionalism grew strong. People felt loyalty to their state or section instead of the whole country. In the North, industry boomed. In the South, agriculture flourished. During the nineteenth-century the North and South became increasingly divided by economic structure, political and social issues.
The Northern states were the main centres of manufacturing, commerce, and finance. Principal products of the area were textiles, lumber, clothing, machinery, leather, and woolen goods. At the same time, shipping had reached the height of its prosperity, and American vessels were distributing the goods of all nations.
In the South, agriculture was the basic way of life and cotton was the leading money crop. Slavery was the labour system on which everything rested. After the invention of the “cotton gin” in 1793, more and more cotton was grown. Every 10 years from 1800 to 1860, cotton production doubled. Soon the South’s cotton accounted for two-thirds of America...
In the 1840s, sectionalism grew strong. People felt loyalty to their state or section instead of the whole country. In the North, industry boomed. In the South, agriculture flourished. During the nineteenth-century the North and South became increasingly divided by economic structure, political and social issues.
The Northern states were the main centres of manufacturing, commerce, and finance. Principal products of the area were textiles, lumber, clothing, machinery, leather, and woolen goods. At the same time, shipping had reached the height of its prosperity, and American vessels were distributing the goods of all nations.
In the South, agriculture was the basic way of life and cotton was the leading money crop. Slavery was the labour system on which everything rested. After the invention of the “cotton gin” in 1793, more and more cotton was grown. Every 10 years from 1800 to 1860, cotton production doubled. Soon the South’s cotton accounted for two-thirds of America...
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