Balance Wheel
Before one of the most devastating wars in the history of the U.S., the American Civil War, the country was divided in to sections: North, South, and West. With the North and South having very different sectional beliefs on issues, the West would often have to position with one or the other depending on what they believed. For this reason, the West is often referred to the “balance wheel” during the Pre-Civil War. By not siding with the South, and siding with the North, or vice versa, it was able to act as a “balance wheel” to level things out. The West held the same opinions as the South on certain issues. The second National bank, territorial expansion, and cheaply priced land were some of these subjects. The South and the West did not want a second National bank for the same reasons. They would rather pay debt back to the state or local bank because they probably knew the people working there, and they were always in debt. Also, it would be easier to make “unsecured” loans. With the local or state banks, the rules could be bent more, as opposed to the stricter limitations of the National bank. The South favored territorial expansion because they needed more land, because cotton destroyed land. They also wanted more land f
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Approximate Word count = 862
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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