Sectional Conflicts of the 1800s

1. Sectional Conflicts of the 1800s By Joe Hewitt Zach Cheikho Keegan Bundy John Marsh DenaitSenbetay

2. Primary document • This original document shows the diversities and sectional conflicts in the 1800s • Racism is just one of the many conflicts between Northerners, Southerners, and Westerners • In this paper, Colored people of Boston were cautioned to avoid contact with people, more specifically policemen, because they were wanted and could be captured, and be returned to the slave holding South.

3. Secondary Document - Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, an Abolitionist from the North, who wrote the book to reveal the evils of slavery - This book really rivaled the slave-owning South, and further separated the North from the South

4. Geographical and economic Differences • One economic difference that split the north and south were the common ways of generating income. • In the South, farming was more commonly practiced • The North focused on industrial production • It was like this because each side was geographically better for their industries • The South had better farmland while the north had more strategically placed rivers which made it much easier to run factories. • Because of this, the North attracted skilled workers while the South brought more primitive farmers • These very different economies made it harder for the north and south to relate to each other which further raised tensions

5. Northern Factories

6. Southern platations

7. Sectional Leaders • North – Daniel Webster • South – John Calhoun • West – Henry Clay • Perhaps the three most influential men in the pre-Civil War era were Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster. • John C. Calhoun was in favor of giving states the power to nullify laws that they saw unconstitutional, and he presented this theory in his "Doctrine of Nullification". • Daniel Webster strongly disagreed with this proposal and showed this by giving powerful support to President Jackson • Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser, didn't seem to be partisan either way, and always came up with a way to please both sides of any argument. • They were some of the most influential people of the pre-Civil War era