5. Sectional differences over issues such as slavery, states' rights, and tariffs caused conflict between the North and South.
6. The expansion of slavery into new territories and states led to tensions between the North and South.
7. Economic differences between the North and South, including industrialization in the North and agriculture in the South, contributed to sectionalism.
8. Political differences between the North and South, including differing views on the role of the federal government, contributed to sectionalism.
Overall, sectionalism contributed to the Civil War by creating deep divides and tensions between different regions of the country, ultimately leading to the formation of separate governments and armed conflict.