The evolution of the North and South of the United States was significantly different. The North industrialized and its economy mainly consisted of manufacturing and trade. On the other hand, the South’s economy was agrarian based. As the economies developed in opposing directions the cultures and political beliefs did as well. One major source of the Civil War was the election of the new President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Another vital cause was due to the fact that the South was a major advocate of slavery, and idea that the north greatly disagreed with. This disagreement allowed it to become one of the major origins of the Civil War. Consequently, the Civil War resulted in many changes that affected society in the United States forever. One major cause of the Civil War was the election of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States. “The straw that broke the camel’s back” is a phrase that’s commonly used to represent the importance of this election. The aforementioned phase means that though all of the problems the United States were facing were being managed, the election was the one last minor problem that the government could not sustain, causing a relapse in the nation. Throughout most of the election, Lincoln held all of the free states and none of the states dependant on slaves. This was an enormous problem because as soon as Lincoln was elected, the people in South Carolina began meeting to discuss secession. Approximately two months succeeding Lincoln's inauguration, the nation began to collapse as South Carolina withdrew from the nation. This is because once South Carolina seceded, the domino effect occurred as many other southern states hopped onto the bandwagon and withdrew themselves as well. Lincoln saw this as unacceptable and without hesitation declared war soon after. The South was a major supporter of