The sectional crisis was marked
by serious deliberations between Slave State and Free State interests in
Congress, and a lot of people in the North and South started reflecting similar
divisions too. As a result of this, different political organizations began to
combine into distinct camps. The Republicans became the party of the North, attracting
the anti-slavery factions and opposing the expansion of slavery into new
territories. The goal of the Republicans was to promote industry and business.
