<span>The Philippines is the only country in southeast asia that has a largely christian country. Freedom of religion and the separation of church and state is guaranteed by the constitution. In an effort to reduce tensions between Christians and Muslims in the southern islands and to answer Muslim autonomist demands, the government established an Office of Muslim Affairs in 1981 and allocated funds for Islamic legal training and for Muslim schools and cultural centers. Part of its role, as of 1999, involved coordinating the travel of pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and coordinating diplomatic ties with countries that have contributed to Mindanao's economic development and to the "peace process" with insurgent groups. The National Ecumenical Consultative Committee is a government-sponsored group that encourages interfaith dialogue. Certain Christian holidays are recognized as national holidays.</span>
The economy of the North was based mainly on Manufacturing. Many immigrants from Europe began working in factories and producing goods (cloth) in the North and Northeners believed that slavery should farther then where it already was
While The economy of the South was based on agriculture and they firmly believe that Slavery should spread due to the big profit of cotton that was picked by slaves
Nationalism caused World War 1 . People put nationalism in their country above other countries which caused a lot of conflict
The origin of the cowboy tradition come from Spain,begining with the hacienda system of mediaeval Spain . This style of cattle ranching spread throughout much of the Iberian peninsula and later was imported to America
