The "First South"

1. Early Sectional Stereotypes--Jefferson to Chastellux
2. Sources of North-South Divergence
   1. Economic Interests
      1. Taxation
      2. Commerce
   2. Slavery
      1. A Sectional Issue?
         1. Presence in All Colonies
         2. Varying Importance Within the South
            1. Declining Importance in Upper South
            2. Strength in Lower South
            3. Immaturity in NC, Backcountry
      2. The Sectionalization of Slavery--Emancipation in the North
      3. Issues
         1. Taxation and Representation--The "Three-Fifths" Rule (Article I, Sec. 2)
         2. Regulation of the International Slave Trade--Divisions Among Southerners (Article I, Sec. 9)
         3. Slavery in the Territories--The Northwest Ordinance
      4. Non-Issues
         1. No Federal Authority Over Slavery
         2. The Fugitive Slave Clause (Article IV, Sec. 2)
3. Forces Inhibiting North-South Divisions
   1. Need for Union
   2. Cross-Cutting Divisions
      1. East-West Sectionalism
      2. Political Parties
   3. Southern Confidence in Control of the Federal Government