How did geographic and economic differences between regions lead to increased sectionalism in the us?

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Kirsten Becker

27 March, 03:40

How did geographic and economic differences between regions lead to increased sectionalism in the us?

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Adrienne Baird · Answer 1

The main way in which geographic and economic differences between regions led to increased sectionalism in the US was that the South was entirely agrarian and depended heavily on slavery, while the North despised the institution of slavery. This eventually led to the Civil War.