The periods from 1763-1776 and 1848-1861 are similar in that they both share an escalation and polarization problems, but even with the similar they are still different and lack consistency when comparing the two periods in American history. The obvious is that both took place on American soil. The led up to the American Revolution had many issues that the colonies were growing anger over how the British Government handle them. An issue that can be compare between the both would be the Dred Scott v Stanford court case and the trial of the British soldier after the Boston Massacre. The cases are similar in that one side wanted this to be an example for their cause. The colonies wanting the nine soldiers to be killed. While the South wanted Scott …show more content…
The ruling fall under the 5th amendment of the bill of rights. Which John Adams, lawyer defending the British soldier, with his cousin Samuel Adams saying “defending the rights of man and unconquerable truth,” (Carnes 106). Adams wanted a fair trial for the soldier, so he volunteered to defend the soldiers. The soldier were acquitted of the crime. The situation is similar, because even though the 5th amendment was not in place in 1770, Adams wanted the soldier to have grand jury, equal protection of the law, and to be able to give their side of the story. The soldier were not consider colonies, but they are should be given the same rights as everyone else would get in court at the time. The Boston Massacre lead to the British repealing the Townshend Act, expect for the tax on tea. The result are similar in that South got their wish of having slaves in the new territories and the colonist not having the pay Townshend Act anymore expect on tax. The First Continental Congress is very similar to the South threating leaving the Union, because they were both the last …show more content…
The South threaten leaving the Union, because of the election of 1860 with Lincoln winning it. The South did not want to lose their way of life and felt the only way would be to leave the Union. The similarity in polarization of the two periods is that the farmers both times were on the side of rebellion. The differences is that the American Revoulation was an east verves west, for example North Carolina. The farmers who live in the west hated anything that the eastern city folks supported. The eastern normally supported the British government and big business, so the farmers in the west would just hate the British, because of the fact that people in the eastern supported them. The led up to the Civil War was north verves south. This is showed through all of the compromises leading up to the secession, for example the the Great Compromise of 1850. The North wanted California to enter as a free state. The South feeling that their will lose power in Congress wanted the North to pass stricter laws that would enforce the Fugitive Slave laws. The north got California and the south got the Fugitive Slave Act of
Among the economies of the north and south arose many conflicts that led to the tension of the Civil War in 1861. In the 1800s, slavery was a major sectional issue. Northerners were strongly opposed to slavery unlike the south's belief that slavery was economically beneficial.
By the year of 1860, the North and the South was developed into extremely different sections. There was opposing social, economic, and political points of view, starting back into colonial periods, and it slowly drove the two regions farther in separate directions. The two sections tried to force its point of view on the nation as a whole. Even though negotiations had kept the Union together for many years, in 1860 the condition was unstable. The presidential election of Abraham Lincoln was observed by the South as a risk to slavery and many believe it initiated the war.
As generations grew up in America, nationalism within the colonies grew towards their new country. These settlers slowly lost their patriotic tie to Great Britain and it’s ruler, King George III. So when the French and Indian War ended in America, and the indebted England needed some compensation from American settlers in the form of taxes, the colonists questioned the authority of England and their ability to rule them. British imperial policies such as the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Townshend Tea Tax caused uproar within the colonies against British rule without
The controversy over slaves ultimately led to the secession. Abraham Lincoln thinks slavery is wrong and he wants to stop it from spreading. Earlier, he had warned that slavery could separate a nation. In the 1860 election Lincoln is elected, but southerners are worried he will end slavery forever. Southern states start to secede because they are worried. First South Carolina succeeds, then North, Texas, and then Florida too. They give themselves a new name called the Confederate States of America. (Wise...)
Tensions between the North and South had grown steadily since the anti slavery movement in 1830. Several compromises between the North and South regarding slavery had been passed such as the Nebraska-Kansas and the Missouri act; but this did little to relieve the strain. The election of President Lincoln in 1861 proved to be the boiling point for the South, and secession followed. This eventually sparked the civil war; which was viewed differently by the North and the South. The Northern goal was to keep the Union intact while the Southern goal was to separate from the Union. Southern leaders gave convincing arguments to justify secession. Exploring documents from South Carolina’s secession ordinance and a speech from the Georgia
“In time, other plantation crops, especially cotton, sugarcane, and sugar beets, were found to thrive in the South”. It also says “As a result of those and other factors, the North's economy came to depend more on trade than on agriculture”(Doc 3). This means that the North and the South had different views on how to live and how to make money . This also means that the South and the North had different opinions that could not be solved. Southern states left the Union because they had different ways of making money and living.
The Civil War was caused by many several pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by sectional differences, and was finally set into motion by a most unlikely set of political events. From economic differences to political differences all the way up to cultural differences, the North and the South opposed each other. These tensions were further increased after the western expansion of the United States. By the early 1850’s a civil war was known to be likely coming soon.
Political tension between the North and the South started early when there was disagreement over Henry Clay’s American System. The American System imposed tariffs to support northern manufacturing, federally funded roads and canals, and supported the National Bank. Northerners were in support of the American System but the South wasn’t on board with the plan. This protective tariff was a tax on imports, and since the South was receiving most of the imported goods, they got the brunt of the tariff. The South believed it was unfair that it was putting money into the North’s industrial economy when the South was barely making enough revenue to support itself. While the South provided the Northern industries with most of the raw materials they needed, the price the North paid for these things were nothing compared to what the South had to pay for the manufactured goods the North produced. The opposition to the American System was so strong that South Carolina declared the tariffs void and threatened to leave the Union. But Andrew Jackson worked with South Carolina and the Union remained whole. This was the Nullification Crisis of 1832. The two regions clashed politically too. While the North became generally
The Civil War was the war that divided the young American nation into two opposing sides. One side being the North, also called the Union, and the second side being the South, also called the Confederacy. The root cause of why the South seceded from the Union has been debated and argued since the beginning of the war in 1861. Most people argue that the argument, between the North and the South, over slavery was the main reason why the South left the Union. However, the issue has to be more complex than just the issue with slavery. The root cause of the of the South secession from the Union was a combination of the South’s aggravation and fear over their dependence on the North for their economic prosperity and their dependence on slavery for a highly profitable economy.
Before the Civil War started, the North and the South argued on two main topics: slavery and state rights. In my opinion, it was because of slavery that state rights were argued. When Western territories were annexed from Mexico, they were admitted to the Union with the condition that that slavery be banned through the Wilmot Proviso (History.com). Because of this, slave states felt they were unfairly treated and outnumbered. The religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening also gave way to new ideology. Combined with the growing abolitionist sentiment, Northern states began taking action against Southern states. Because their rights as
One of the key factor contributing to the Civil War was States Rights. This refers to the struggle between federal government and individual states over political power. One side argued for greater state’s rights and those arguing felt that the Federal Government needed to have more control over states. The states felt they should have the right to decide if they were willing to accept certain federal acts. Meaning that states had the right to rule federal acts unconstitutional. The federal government denied states this right. When nullification would not work and states felts that they were no longer respected, they moved towards secession from the Union. The southern people were viewed as democratic and depended slaves for the plantations, they were devoted to agriculture and shipped cotton up north and favored low tariffs.
The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865.(Masur,L 2011) One of its main components was slavery. Many northern states fought to end slavery, while the southern states wished to fight to keep slavery and protect its rights.(civilwar.org) The Southern states economy was dependent on cotton which to them made slavery a necessity, while the North was becoming a more industrialized economy.(Masur,L 2011)The separation in economic needs helped to create a divide between the two sections.(ushistory.org) In addition to the economy, southern states pushed for nullification. They did not believe that the Federal Government should impose its will on the states. (Masur,L 2011 pg4) The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 did little to reassure the south that their rights to own slaves would be upheld and was basically a final straw for many southern states. (civilwar.org) There were a total of eleven states that would secede from the Union from 1860-1861 prior to the start of the Civil War. These states in order of secession were
The North and South were very diverse, this led to problems with sectionalism. They started to separate economically, socially, and politically. The North had an industrious society v.s. the South which was agriculturally built on slaves(Doc3). The North was also Democratic while the South was mostly Republican, also, the North believed in a strong federal government, and South believe in states rights. These problems in sectionalism led to the Civil War.
The people wanted free speech, free homes, and free territory. Also the protection of American industry which shows the disagreement about slavery and state rightsThis made people leave so they could have the freedom that they deserve and need. Over in the south there were politacal differences because of things like sexuallism. Over north they have more people which means they are going to have more soldiers in war also they have more factories and miles of railroad tracks.Another way they had different ways of living was the north had the cooler climate and rocky soil but what was not needed for their plantations.With all the plantations and large farms they depended on trade.But over in the south they needed warm climate and fertile soil for them to grow tobacco.In stead of trade they used slaves to work the feilds. This made southern's want to move north because they would be free and would not have to work the fields if they did not want to and they would not just have plantations crops to depend on for them to be able to thrive. In conclusion different ways of
Differences between the North and the South were very apparent even before the American Revolution. Social, political and economic structures differed between the two regions, and only widened in the 1800s. In 1861, when the Civil War erupted much of the conflict surrounded sectional differences. The biggest cause of the Civil War was the need and want for slavery due to industrial or agricultural societies.