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SECTIONALISM

SECTIONALISM. What is the difference between nationalism and sectionalism?. Industrial, Dense population, anti-slavery. Just trying to survive. Regional Differences. Agricultural, slavery.

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SECTIONALISM

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  1. SECTIONALISM

  2. What is the difference between nationalism and sectionalism?

  3. Industrial, Dense population, anti-slavery Just trying to survive Regional Differences Agricultural, slavery

  4. Nationalism – a feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward your country. Loyalty to one’s nation as a whole.

  5. Sectionalism – the loyalty to the interest of your own region or section of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole.

  6. Complete the chart as we view and discuss the following information.

  7. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH Political • It supported high tariffs to protect manufacturing. • It supported federally funded improvements like canals, roads, and railroads • In the 1840’s and 1850’s they began to oppose slavery.

  8. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH Economic • Manufactured and shipped goods around the country. • Lots of railroads and roads/highways • Canals built to connect waterways (Erie Canal)

  9. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH Social • Immigration • This immigration tended to create low wages and encouraged child labor. • Women’s Suffrage and Abolition of slavery were other social reforms the North was focused on.

  10. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH Political • Protecting slavery was of the most important to Southerners. • Hated tariffs • tariffs increased the price of goods imported from Europe. • Southerners were against internal improvements because it cost money and it did not meet their transportation needs.

  11. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH Economic • Home of the “cotton kingdom”—Cotton • Tobacco still was the major crop in the Upper South. • Rice and sugar were still important crops in South Carolina and Louisiana.

  12. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH Social • Slavery served as one of the largest social issues of the south • Not everyone was in favor of slavery, but most were in favor of states rights • Only 1 in 4 Texans owned slaves

  13. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WEST Political • Westerners wanted low priced or free land in the West. • They supported federally financed internal transportation improvements. • The West tended to support protective tariffs to pay for internal improvements without raising the price of federal land.

  14. Looking at your chart, notice the economic and political differences. Was the Civil War unavoidable? Could a compromise have been met?

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