Sectionalism In 1800s

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During the early 1800s, sectionalism caused conflict and/or tension in the united states in plenty of ways. In the midst of this time, sectionalism was shown economically and socially. Northern states were lacking slavery, and the population was mostly against slavery. The Northern states were considered free-states for these reasons. The North was also more industrial, with communities becoming more suburban and urban as time went on. On the other hand, Southern states were agrarian, especially after the invention of the cotton gin, which boosted cotton production, as well as the population of enslaved African Americans. Due to the growing amount of slavery, many anti-slavery documents in the form of pamphlets, books, and newspapers articles

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