The United States had to face several challenges in redefining the union after the war. Two main problems were: how to deal with the Southern states that were still angry for losing, and what they should do with the ex-slaves. It was difficult to get American together after many people died in the Civil war and big part of the South was destroyed by the battles.
Apart from that, they had other challenges such as: building a solid economy, creating a stable political system, preserving the national independence (reducing conflicts with other nations and the nation itself), fostering American shipping, consolidating public support, reducing debts, etc.
Sectionalism. Sectionalism is loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
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The American electorate has changed since the first presidential election because the original process was ratified in the 12th Amendment allowing separate ballots for president and vice president. Three major expansions of the franchise since the election of 1788 is the process of the electorate presidential election, those who were eligible to vote, and those who had to pay poll tax or other tax.
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