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Growth of Sectionalism
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The Abolishment of Slaves in the North
By 1804 slavery was abolished in the North, which caused lots of disagreement between the North and South regions -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
The invention of the cotton gin was part of the Industrial Revolution. The cotton gin waa primarily used in the North which made the southerners less industrialized. -
Lowell Mills
In the early 1820's, Lowell,Massachusetts was founded as a planned town fr the manufacture of textiles. By 1840, over 8,000 (mostley woman) worked at the factories. This was contriversial between the North and South. -
The Missouri Comprimise
Both the Nortth and the South wanted a different outcome for the state of Missouri -
The Tariff Act of 1828
The tariff act put a tax on traded goods from Europe. The tax affected both the North and the South but the South was forced to pay more. -
The Nullification Act
South ordered that the Federal Tarrifs of 1828 and 1832 become unconstitutional in November 1833 -
Fredrick Douglass Book was Published
Fredrick Douglass' book took a long time to publish because it was very contriversial. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act caused disagreement because the Northern abolishonists did not want to allow southerners to take back the slaves freedom -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin made the southeners unhappy because even though their reading skills were poor, they would have just thought about the book as another reason to hate the North