agrarian. The North's industry was beginning to dominate its economy while the South was still mainly based on agriculture. The South only produced manufactured goods for consumption and the North were able to export manufactured goods. The taxes and tariff was unfair to the South. The Tariff Act of 1832 put high import fees on all European manufactured goods which was established to protect the Northern industries. The South's reaction to the Act was a threat to secede from the Union. Railroads were also built to bond the northern tier of states. This made transportation easier in the Northeast than in the South. The Northeast traded with the West while the South can trade only by sea. "Wantto promote the industry of the New England states, at the expense of the people of the South and their industry" In politics, the North had an advantage over the South. The North was more populated than the South and the South only counted slaves, which was big part of their populations as 1/3 of a person. Since the House of Representative was based on population representation, the increasing population in the North gave them a big majority over the South. In the North, they strongly believe that majority rules and that they should make and execute the laws. This can be seen in the Lincoln-Douglas election when they were the favorites in the election. They are both from the North and the South wanted Douglas to win because he was for popular sovereignty. In the end, Lincoln won because the Democratic Party was split up and the Southerners was just outnumbered. There were good reasons that the South entered the war. The North had been going over the line, trying to take away their state rights. The South had to stand up for themselves and fight for their moral rights. The South, which was dependent on slavery, would have been devastated if slavery was abolished. The prospering North was trying to control most of the South for their own capital benef...
