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The North was trying to protect its manufacturing industry from cheap imports.

The South had very little industry, and wanted cheap imports.

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Struggles over these things divided the north and south?

Economic condition following the panic of 1837


Before the Civil War one of the sectional differences that existed between the North and the South was disagreement over tariffs. Why had Congress enacted protective tariffs such as the ones passed in?

to help factories


How did the bank war and tariff controversy contribute to sectionalism and debate over the states' rights?

As the South found it increasingly hard to get new territories admitted to the Union as slave-states, they were increasingly outvoted in Congress. This enabled the industrialised North to protect its manufacturing sector by raising tariffs on imports. The South, having almost no manufacturing industry, needed imports much more than the North did. So the tariffs looked embarrassingly like the North directly taxing the South. That is why South Carolina refused the pay the tariffs, claiming States' Rights - the right of one state to over-rule Federal law.


The issue of tariffs added to the growing conflict between the North and South because?

Southerners thought the federal government was benefiting one region over another


In 1832 South Carolina and threatened to secede from the union over what issue?

the imiposition of higher tariffs


What political divisions existed within both the north and south?

In the North, political divisions existed over issues such as tariffs, internal improvements, and the role of the federal government in regulating the economy. In the South, divisions centered on states' rights, slavery, and the extent of federal power over states' decisions. These divisions ultimately contributed to the growing tensions between the North and South leading up to the Civil War.


What major issues and events created dissension between the north and south that started with the controversy over the Missouri Compromise and ended with the succession of the southern states?

When President Andrew Jackson allowed tariffs for manufacturing trade in the North, the South opposed the new taxes because it increased the price of imported goods. The tariffs caused financial problems in the South. American goods could be sold cheaper than British goods. The people in the North could make a good profit and people from other countries chose more American goods which made American trade stronger. On the other hand since the south's economy was based on agriculture they had to pay extra for manufactured products from the North. It wasn't fair to the south when the North was gaining money and that they were suffering from the tariffs.


In 1832 South Carolina threatened to secede from the union over what issues?

the imiposition of higher tariffs


What created the Civil War?

The industrial north and the less populated agrarian south fought over states's rights issues, tariffs, and lopsided northern representation in Congress. Slavery was a very minor issue at the time.


What are the difference between the north and south poles?

The north pole is over water and the south pole is over land.


What caused the issue that the north and south fought over in the government when they avoided the slavery issue by the compromises?

The issue that the North and South fought over was called the Wilmot Proviso. It was basically a law of slavery: the North and South were fighting over slavery. The North were anti-slavery and the South were pro-slavery


Who fought over fort Sumter the north or south?

north