By 1860, the North and the South had developed into two different regions; the North was an industrial society while the South was an agrarian society dependent on “King Cotton” and slave labor. The Northern industrial economy was comprised of a mutual relationship of wheat and the expansion of railroads –the marriage of iron and rye. German, Irish, and British immigrants created not only a diverse community, but help build Northern railroads and settled in the …showed first 75 words of 418 total…

…showed last 75 words of 418 total…low, the South preferred to do without these improvements. The North demanded high tariff’s to protect Northern manufacturers from cheap foreign competition. For the South, a high tariff would not allow the South to trade its cotton in exchange for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and currency system and federal subsidies for shipping and internal improvements. The South felt these desires were discriminatory and that they favored Northern commercial interests.