ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS8-9
ABSTRACT9-10
摘要10-13
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION13-16
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW16-21
2.1 Studies Abroad16-18
2.2 Studies in Mainland China and the Focus of the Thesis18-21
CHAPTER III HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF TENSIBLE FORCES BETWEEN FEDERALI AND SECTIONALI21-30
3.1 The Origin of Federap and Its Development in Antebellum Era22-26
3.1.1 Theoretical Analysis of Federap22-24
3.1.2 The Evolution of Federap in Antebellum Era24-26
3.2 The Birth of Sectionap and Its Influence in the Buildup of Civil War26-30
3.2.1 Theoretical Analysis of Sectionap26-28
3.2.2 The Ups and Downs of Sectionap in Antebellum Era28-30
CHAPTER IV THE BUMPY ROAD TO THE FORMATION OF A CONFEDERATE UNION30-40
4.1 Various Approaches to Estabpshing Colonies30-33
4.1.1 Virginia, a Colony Based on Tobacco30-31
4.1.2 New England, a Region Based on Maritime Business31-32
4.1.3 Caropna, a Restoration Reward32-33
4.2 The Dyunction of Confederate Government33-37
4.2.1 The Road to Independence33-35
4.2.2 The Collapse of Confederacy35-37
4.3. Sectional Contest in the Draft of New Constitution37-40
CHAPTER V THE COMPLICATED INTERRACTION OF FEDERALI AND SECTIONALI IN ANTEBELLUM ERA40-61
5.1 Sectional Rivalries under the Spirit of Federap in the Antebellum Era41-59
5.1.1 The Era of Gooding Feepng and Missouri Compromise42-47
5.1.2 Sectional Clashes over Economic Interests and the Sppt of Democratic Party47-52
5.1.3 The Age of Expansioni and the Great Compromise of 1850s52-59
5.2 The Ultimate End of South-North Hostipty in the Federal Government in 1860s59-61
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION61-63
Works Cited63-65