Sectionalism started to form and it divided the country into regions with diverse and conflicting beliefs. Sectionalism is the exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region. The sections that existed were the northeast, the south and the west. The main reason they began to separate was quarrels over tariffs, the idea of a central banking system and the issue of slavery. The north felt slavery contradicted the idea of liberty. The north also had mixed feelings about expansionism. Each section consisted of very different people. Westerners in the 1800's had a romantic image. However, most were thought to be like barbarians because they had no type of civilization. An example of a westerner is Huckleberry Finn. He ran around having little formal schooling, and he was considered a heathen. Westerners moved to the west for their desire for land. They could be characterized as greedy, dirty and not educated. Some of their occupations were commercial farmers, traders and fisherman. Northerners were traditionally manufacturers. The textile industry began to flourish here. The stereotypical Yankees were known for their greed. They were very religious and well educated. The north produced some of the best literary figures. Northeast people had a "Puritan temper-. They had strict morals; they were devoted to their principles and were set on organizing and improving. The southerners were more similar to the westerners then the north. They were the farmers. They had "southern values- and were not open to change, unlike the north. They were very big on slavery and had different ideas about government, religion and economy than the north. As slavery grew in the south and in the west, the north grew cold to the idea of slavery and sectionalism became a big problem. In the 1850's Lincoln won the election (he was against slavery) and South Carolina succeeded from the union. Ten other states followed and the Civil War was not far behind.