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Chapter One POLITICS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH

M any pondered the question as to why the great democratic institution of the United States appeared to have failed. Ever since the 1820s it seemed as though the more powerful North had been unable to rein in the South. Even bigger federations of states and territories had been able to cope with change far better than the

Words to Understand Democrat: A supporter of the Democratic Party in the U.S. Martial Law: Law applied by a military authority. Republican: A supporter of the Republican Party in the U.S.

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