... of a bond between them. Not even religion held together the North and South and the conflict only escalated because of the lack of communication between both sides. Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin had started a revolution that divided the country, socially economically, politically, and now spiritually. The next event to divide the nation was the annexation of Texas. Texas was settled as a Mexican territory ... opened to U.S. settlers in the hope that they would come to Mexico and become a part of the country. This planned failed as U.S. settlers ... their respective culture ...

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