[Texas Fossil]

It was a regional dispute above all of that.

At the time the Federal Government was financed by tariffs. Protective tariffs on manufactured goods in the north caused tariffs to be place on agriculture exports.

It was an element.

[DoodleDawg]

At the time the Federal Government was financed by tariffs. Protective tariffs on manufactured goods in the north caused tariffs to be place on agriculture exports.

How did they get away with that when Article I, Section 9 says, "No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state?"

[Hardastarboard]

That is an often forgotten but important factor among many others for the war. It really was a conflict of cultures in many ways.

[DiogenesLamp]

Imports. Products similar to those produced in the North had High import tariffs, while products similar to those produced in the South had low import tariffs. The import tariff laws strongly favored Northern industries, as did many other laws, such as the navigation act of 1817, which more or less created the Northern monopoly on shipping.