From the economic stand point the South depended on agriculture rather than industrialization . The South was able to produce most of the worlds cotton which increased there need for the plantation system and there need for slaves. On

the other hand the North was prospering industrially. The north depended on factories and other industrialized businesses. For this reason many of the immigrants settled in the north, and very few in the south. This helped in making the North grow more quickly than the South. The South opposed industrialization and manufactured as little as possible. The South opposed high tax as the North welcomed high taxes to protect its products from cheap foreign competition. They both had interest in expanded westward and were in competition for land. Which the South wanted for farming where the North wanted to expand industrially. Both sides felt that more land would help them get the edge on the other.

The election of Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a threat to slavery by the South. The South threatened to secede from the United States and was determined to start its own nation, by electing its own president, Thomas Jefferson. The No

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