Although a new nation was created under the Constitution in

Although a new nation was created under the Constitution in 1789, there were already significant differences between the North and the South. Discuss the evolution of the South as a distinctive region economically. What role did slavery play? How did white Southerners enforce slavery and argue its positive aspects?

Solution

1) the common experience was class tension...the south: slave owners vs. non slave owners....north: rich mans war....poor mans fight....Jefferson Davis was an ineffective leader and Lincoln was acting outside the constitution.
2) death (displacement): hundreds of thousands of deaths on both sides. Both regions had many casualties and wounded....both sides had many free slaves with no homes and work.
3)shifting gender roles: war caused the women on both sides to take up work that the men left behind.
4) change in the government structure...both regions faced a more centralized government that United.
5) what role would free blacks play after slavery.