When the constitution was implemented, there were already the beginnings of the sectional conflict in the new US. Please discuss this conflict and trace its evolution from simple disagreements to unavoidable war that would tear apart the nation. Was this conflict from 1790 to 1860 always about slaves, or were there other issues? Was there the possibility that this conflict was avoidable, or were these sectional differences always going to lead to Civil War?

When the constitution was implemented, there were already the beginnings of the sectional conflict in the new US. Please discuss this conflict and trace its evolution from simple disagreements to unavoidable war that would tear apart the nation. Was this conflict from 1790 to 1860 always about slaves, or were there other issues? Was there the possibility that this conflict was avoidable, or were these sectional differences always going to lead to Civil War?