Worlds Apart What were some political and economic

Worlds Apart

� What were some political and economic differences between the North and the South that led to the Civil War? � Hypothesis: � Answer:

� Tariff- Tax on imported goods � States’ rights- The idea that the states should make the decisions on matters that affected them � Sectionalism- country Loyalty to one part of the

WORLDS APART � � Slavery WAS allowed in all colonies More slaves in the South than the North George Mason, a Virginia slaveowner, said that slavery is a “national sin” Delegates at the Continental Congress could not agree on how to end slavery A National Sin.

• Rising Value • Britain and New England had new textile mills • By 1840, the South grew the most of it in the world Question: With the invention of the cotton gin, why did slavery increase in the South? COTTON GIN

Picture: “Discovery of Nat Turner” by William Henry Shelton � � � Photograph Source: http: //www. learnnc. org/lp/multimedia/11752 Nat Turner was an enslaved preacher Led rebellion against slave owners After Nat Turner’s Rebellion, southern states passed laws to control ALL blacks The North believed slavery kept economy from growing faster, was unfair and wrong The South believed slavery was too important to their economy to give up

The North Economy • Growing cities and building factories in the region • Factories made textiles, shoes and other goods • By 1860, fewer than half of people were farmers The South Economy • Mainly agricultural; based on farming • Many had small farms of crops or cattle and had few or no enslaved people

� Economic differences between North and South led to lots of disagreements � Between 1816 -1832, Congress passed tariffs on goods made outside the country � If Britain textiles were expensive, then the inexpensive cloth could be bought in New England, in the North � The North was more industrialized than the South Question: How did tariffs help the North, but not the South?

• John Calhoun, Vice President in 1828, from South Carolina • Believed Constitution did not allow federal government to create tariffs • Believed tariffs states had the right to veto • All the political and economic disagreements led to sectionalism • More conflicts meant more people cared about their own section instead of the country Question: Why were States’ rights a popular idea in the South?

� What were some political and economic differences between the North and the South that led to the Civil War? � Hypothesis: � Answer: