Nationalism and Sectionalism

Nationalism and Sectionalism

In 1836 the north and south were growing economically but in different ways. The north began building factories, and the south started using to the cotton gin. It began to create problems because the protective tariff against Britain hurt the south. The products were cheaper from Britain than they were from the north. The south thought the north was was getting richer at the expense of the south. At the same time we were expanding west of the Mississippi River. The people really like Andrew Jackson as President because he was one of the people. This created conflict when he vetoed the recharter of the National Bank of the United States.

To be a nation you have to have balance in the states and with the whole country. Everything has to be equal and no one can have more power than the others. At this time during the conflicts between the north and south, and the expansion of the western United States did help our nation. When the south was disagreeing with the nation, it created so much conflict and it wasn't best for the nation. In order to be a nation each state is equal, and all people are treated fairly. Andrew Jackson tried treating everyone fairly in the north and south during his Presidency, to help keep the nation equal. I think back then they had trouble getting the nation equal, and had many conflicts to overcome. Now I think that we have our nation under more control, than we did back then.