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In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the Civil War, in which the North won. There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. .
             Another underlying cause of the American civil war was the argument over weather or not to place a tariff on imported goods. The south opposed the protective tariff because they believed that the south should not have to pay a tariff because they were uninterested in protecting the industry in which they did not use in the south. They believed that a tariff should only be used to generate revenue not to cost them money. The north believed that a protective tariff would be necessary in order to protect and ensure the growth of small industries in the north. There were arguments over who should control internal improvements the states or the federal government. The north believed that the federal government should pay for the internal improvements needed because they lived mainly in the big cities and they believed that all should pay for these needs. The south wanted each individual state to be responsible for internal improvements because they mainly lived in rural areas or on farmland. The south saw this as an attempt by the north to get the south to pay for their needs. .
             Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods.


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