Political Changes In The North And South After The Civil War

The Northern and Southern parts of the United States urbanized along different lines. The South continued to be a primarily agricultural economy while the North became further industrialized with each passing day. With these major changes happening in the economy different group cultures and political values came about. The Civil War was mainly started by the sectional tension from the north and south, the Missouri Compromise, the removal of Texas, and politics of slavery.
The prominent problem that was responsible for the disruption of the union, nonetheless, was the dispute over the prospect of slavery. That quarrel led to secession, and secession issued a war in which the Northern and Western states and territories fought to conserve the
During this time the north went through a market and religious revolution. The market changed in the northeast from a rural one to an industrialized one, starting the first industrial revolution in the United States. Many changes happened what was once apprenterships now became wage earning jobs; meaning that men used to practice under a master of the job they wanted to have, to learn their skill set now men are taking jobs instead to earn more money for their families. What was once the quite rural countryside quickly turned into urban centers; they were calling these changes “internal improvements.” This time period brought about the discovery of the middle class or working class, people who weren’t seen as poor or rich they were considered comfortable. The religious reform brought about the ideas of self-control and anti-materialism meaning that one would only own what one needed. It brought about a new work ethic based on Christianity, and it brought about the making of the middle class. Meanwhile, in the south, nothing really changed. They had no market revolution, no middle or working class, and no reform. There awakening reinforced southern paternalism, a household economy, and family. The south believed strongly that the man was the head of the household and that there slaves were part of that family and were to be treated as such. They felt
The outcome of such was a laborious legislative encounter amongst Southern and Northern councils, the South claimed that Congress as well as the states did not require the authority to constitute against the territorial expansion of slavery. Recognizing that this sectional split could tear apart the country, Whigs and Democrats decided to come to an agreement that they felt would help avoid secession. The resulting Compromise of 1850 accepted California to be acknowledged as a free state, but strengthened the fugitive slave law and made no requirements for how other territories might address the slavery issue. This causing the Whigs to be incapable of successfully addressing the slavery issue after 1850. Their southern affiliates virtually all possessed slaves, though the northeastern Whigs represented entrepreneurs who respected national unity and a national economic system but really could care less about slavery. Unfortunately, there was no compromise that could keep the Whigs amalgamated, causing the party to fall apart in the