| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第13-16页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-21页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| ·Studies in Mainland China and the Focus of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| CHAPTER III HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF TENSIBLE FORCES BETWEEN FEDERALISM AND SECTIONALISM | 第21-30页 |
| ·The Origin of Federalism and Its Development in Antebellum Era | 第22-26页 |
| ·Theoretical Analysis of Federalism | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Evolution of Federalism in Antebellum Era | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Birth of Sectionalism and Its Influence in the Buildup of Civil War | 第26-30页 |
| ·Theoretical Analysis of Sectionalism | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Ups and Downs of Sectionalism in Antebellum Era | 第28-30页 |
| CHAPTER IV THE BUMPY ROAD TO THE FORMATION OF A CONFEDERATE UNION | 第30-40页 |
| ·Various Approaches to Establishing Colonies | 第30-33页 |
| ·Virginia, a Colony Based on Tobacco | 第30-31页 |
| ·New England, a Region Based on Maritime Business | 第31-32页 |
| ·Carolina, a Restoration Reward | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Dysfunction of Confederate Government | 第33-37页 |
| ·The Road to Independence | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Collapse of Confederacy | 第35-37页 |
| ·Sectional Contest in the Draft of New Constitution | 第37-40页 |
| CHAPTER V THE COMPLICATED INTERRACTION OF FEDERALISM AND SECTIONALISM IN ANTEBELLUM ERA | 第40-61页 |
| ·Sectional Rivalries under the Spirit of Federalism in the Antebellum Era | 第41-59页 |
| ·The Era of Gooding Feeling and Missouri Compromise | 第42-47页 |
| ·Sectional Clashes over Economic Interests and the Split of Democratic Party | 第47-52页 |
| ·The Age of Expansionism and the Great Compromise of 1850s | 第52-59页 |
| ·The Ultimate End of South-North Hostility in the Federal Government in 1860s | 第59-61页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第61-63页 |
| Works Cited | 第63-65页 |
