Question

Which term refers to the growing cultural and economic differences between the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War?

Answer 1

the term you're looking for is sectionalism

Answer 2

Sectionalism

Sectionalism refers to the growing cultural and economic differences between the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War. Sectionalism meant that the interests of each section of the country, the North or the South, was more important to the people of that region than the interest of the country as a whole.