... Civil War was tension between the North and the South. The sectional division between the areas began in colonial times, largely resulting from geographical differences. The South was ideal for growing tobacco due to the warm climate and the fertile soil. Plantations brought in black slaves from Africa to provide most of the labor required for growing the crop ... states, any of which had the right to secede. In December 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede. Five other states - Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana - followed in January 1861. In February...

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... African Americans and Native Americans were challenged by the hardships of the whites throughout the midst of the eighteenth century. African Americans were found mainly in the North and South, while Native Americans were sprinkled all over the United States. In the Colonial Era, Native Americans had a community with a rich culture that defines them. There is a huge concept of "diversity" ... men and women and required little organization or watch of them. During the eighteenth century slavery in the North became increasingly less necessary and industrialization became a lot more imp...

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