1. The Road to Secession

2. Sectionalism: Focus on the interest of one’s region
A Divided Nation
Soon after Texas joined the United States, many issues divided the country.
The country was divided into Northern States and Southern States.
They were all part of the same country, but their economies and lives were different.
The country was becoming 2 different sections with different needs.
Sectionalism: Focus on the interest of one’s region

3. LIFE IN THE NORTH Industrial economy Growth of cities
Railroads increased commerce
Increased foreign trade
New machines helped produce more goods
Wave of immigrants supplied labor
Larger Population

4. LIFE IN THE NORTH
Industrial Economy

5. Railroads and Increased Commerce

6. New machines helped produce more goods
Bates Mill workers in the late 19th century in Maine. The cotton fiber is sent through "combers" and other machinery that gradually reduces it in size until the desired thread thickness is reached. Photography courtesy of the Lewiston Public Library.

7. Wave of immigrants supplied labor

8. LIFE IN THE SOUTH Agricultural economy Few large cities King Cotton
Limited industry & transportation
King Cotton
Invention of the cotton gin increased
planters’ profits
African Americans enslaved
Plantation System
Smaller Population

9. Agricultural Economy

10. Limited industry & transportation

11. This diagram shows how the cotton gin worked
This diagram shows how the cotton gin worked. Hooks on the cylinder removed the seeds from the cotton.
Did the cotton go through the brushes before or after the seeds were removed?

12. Plantation System

13. Division in the Government
Not only was the nation dividing, but the political leaders were dividing also.
Instead of focusing on keeping the country together people focused on their section of the country.

14. Election of 1860 Results

15. Lincoln Wins the Election
After Lincoln won the election many Southerners believed that their way of life was in danger.
By the end of January 1861 six states had seceded from the United States. They decided to leave and become their own country.
They didn’t think their new government would support their interests so they resisted the outcome. AND LEFT!

16. Election of 2016 Results

17. Are We Still Divided?

18. Questions?
By looking at the maps, is there still division in our country and politics?
In the 1860’s the South seceded from the United States. Today there are people that disagree with the current government, but those states didn’t secede. What are people doing instead of seceding to show their division or disagreement?

19. Protests

20. Trump Fires Attorney General After She Defies Him
WASHINGTON — President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday night, removing her as the nation’s top law enforcement officer after she defiantly refused to defend his executive order closing the nation’s borders to refugees and people from predominantly Muslim countries.

21. Standoffs
MEXICO CITY — President Donald J. Trump’s decision to build a wall along the southern border escalated into a diplomatic standoff on Thursday, with Mexico’s president publicly canceling a scheduled meeting at the White House

22. Supporters

23. The Wall Between Mexico and USA
Protecting the nation's borders—land, air, and sea—from the illegal entry of people, weapons, drugs, and contraband is vital to our homeland security, as well as economic prosperity.  
*Official website of the Department of Homeland Security
Contraband: illegal or prohibited traffic in goods

24. Support for Banning Citizens of “Terror-Prone” Nations
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Libya
Somalia
Sudan
Yemen