1. The Fluidity of the American Civil War
History In the 1860 presidential election, Republicans, led by Abraham Lincoln, supported banning slavery in all the U.S. territories, something the Southern states viewed as a violation of their constitutional rights and as being part of a plan to eventually abolish slavery. ... Sectionalism Sectionalism refers to the different economies, social structure, customs and political values of the North and South. ...
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