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Sectional differences in the North and South developed in the United States largely because

• the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality

• their economic conditions and interests varied 

• only Northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention

• early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas

Why did southerners strongly support slavery?

• Because the Southern economy depended on it

• Because they feared they couldn't peacefully coexist if slaves were freed

• They believed slaves could not take care of themselves if set free

• Because they wanted to build factories in the south.

What is an abolitionist?

• A person who wants to abolish the South

• A person who wants to end slavery

• A person who wants to spread slavery across America

• A person who wants to abolish laws in the North

What word defines the concept below?
"Because the States had formed the national government, State power should be greater than federal power.  He believed that states had the right to nullify, or reject, any federal law they judged to be unconstitutional."

• Secession

• Compromise

• Nullification

• States' Rights