eruption of the Civil War in 1861.
"By the 1850’s, the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord."
This quotation suggests that
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vast differences of opinion existed over the issue of States rights
Going back as far as the colonial era the northern and southern regions of America had differed greatly economically. The northern states were based mostly in manufacturing, trade and some agricultural production, while the southern…
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