Atlantic for various reasons. Some moved to escape bad marriages, some moved from poverty,

and others moved from troubling royal policies. Whatever their reasons were, the colonists had

one common goal--- to strive for a better life. Sharing this common bond, Americans banded

together and fought for independence during the Revolution. As the Revolution ended,

Americans felt overjoyed and united. They managed to overlook some of the differences

between them that would eventually lead to an intense conflict in the years to come. Social,

economical, and political differences between the two regions would eventually become so

intense that they would cause one of the bloodiest battles of all time--- the Civil War.

Differences began as early as the years of the colonial period. To begin, the Northern

and Southern colonies developed vastly different economies. The Chesapeake colonies' most

important staple crop became tobacco. Tobacco affected nearly every aspect of their lives. The

colonies were able to collect many duties on tobacco. Harvesting tobacco called for a great deal

South. However, in the lower South, cotton was now on the rise. Cotton eventually became the

Tariffs also became an economic problem for the cotton-growing South. Tariffs were

different ways. Slaves were liberated through legislation in Vermont, Pennsylvania, and

over the South. The annexation treaty was first rejected, but it later passed with the

hidden controversies in the years to come.

Differences between the two regions did not diminish after the colonial period.

unless Congress took action. Northerners resented the three-fifths clause because it gave

Compromise. He fought for the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This act applied popular

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