In spite of economic interconnection between the New South, the American West and the Industrial North, tensions prevailed in the three regions due to various differences. The agricultural revolution in the South displaced mush of its population to the North and West of the US increasing the rates of poverty and crime. The tariff issue created nuisance in the American politics and exacerbated tensions between the North and the South. While the northerners supported the tariff as a means of expanding the economy, the southerners refused it as an undeserved and unfair advantage. The currency issue also heated up Continue reading...