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Ludmilka [50]
3 years ago
12

Which of the following divided ten north and south before the Civil War?

History
1 answer:
guajiro [1.7K]3 years ago
6 0
The division began long before the onset of the war in 1861. It had many causes, but there were two main issues that split the nation: first was the issue of slavery, and second was the balance of power in the federal government. The South was primarily an agrarian society.
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