How did sectionalism lead to the civil war?
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how did the wartime economies of the north and south compare?
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what role did the freedmen's bureau play in reconstruction?

1. sectionalism was the main cause of the civil war. the southern states seceded from the Union because they didn't want President Lincoln to free their slaves.

2. The Southern was devasted because it couldn't its agriculture products to the North or overseas. The Northen economy thrived on its manufacturing

3. the bureau provided assistance to tens of thousands of former slaves and impoverished whites in the Southern States