The 'Market Revolution' contributed to sectionalism primarily by:
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Correct answer: Creating divergent economic systems that relied on different labor sources
While the North and West became increasingly linked through manufacturing and commercial farming using free labor, the South remained an agrarian society dependent on enslaved labor. These differing economic trajectories led to irreconcilable political and social tensions.
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