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Abolitionism
The abolitionist movement, often known as abolitionism, is the campaign to end slavery. A historical movement known as abolitionism attempted to eliminate the transatlantic slave trade in Western Europe and the Americas and liberate all slaves. Later, it was expanded to include eradicating slavery in all of its manifestations on a global scale. This is sectionalism because the slaves were a big part of the South's economy even though it was wrong to have them, and abolitionism is taking it away. -
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Westward Expansion
The phrase "Westward Expansion" describes the protracted, ongoing migration of American settlers and their towns toward the country's western portion. The need for more land, the potential for economic growth, and the notion of manifest destiny were some of the driving forces. Native Americans were greatly impacted by this development, which also led to conflicts, evictions, and changes in the American environment. Westward expansion is nationalism because people want to make the country bigger, -
⅗ Compromise
State delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention reached a compromise known as the "Three-Fifths Compromise." It was decided that three out of every five slaves were counted to ascertain a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. I think this sectionalism because the South is trying to get their slaves to count towards their population for more congress votes even though they think and treat them like they are property. -
Tenth Amendment
The Constitution does not provide the United States or the States any extra rights; rather, it reserves all such authorities to the individual States or to the people. The Tenth Amendment promotes nationalism by granting specific powers to the federal government and emphasizing a unified authority over the states. -
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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad is a system that slaves used to escape the South. It was very sneaky and it was very dangerous. 10,000 to 40,000 slaves died attempting to escape their masters. The Underground Railroad is an example of sectionalism, as it represented a network of abolitionist efforts focused on aiding escaped slaves in the Northern states and Canada, thus highlighting the divide between the pro-slavery South and anti-slavery North. -
Compromise of 1820
This statute simultaneously recognized Maine as a non-slave state and Missouri as a slave state in order to preserve the nation's balance between slave and free states. Slavery was also forbidden in the remaining Louisiana Territory above the 36° 30' latitude line. The Compromise of 1820 represents nationalism as it aimed to maintain a balance between free and slave states, preserving the unity of the nation while addressing area tensions over the growth of slavery. -
Compromise of 1850:
The acts urged that the slave trade be outlawed in Washington, DC, that Texas and the United States be divided by a line, that New Mexico and Utah be given territorial governments, that California be admitted as a "free state," and that the Fugitive Slave Act be amended. The Compromise of 1850 can be seen as an example of nationalism as it attempted to address area tensions by keeping the North through a series of measures. -
Fugitive Slave Law
Fugitive slave law was a law that stated that kidnappers could re-catch slaves who escaped to the North. This made a problem for a lot of men who were freed and did not escape and they could be caught. I think this is sectionalism because the free slaves could be contributing members of society and they are being taken away from the north and taken back to the south. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was passed by Abraham Lincoln. The Emancipation Proclamation was passed at the end of The Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation can be seen as an act of sectionalism, as it specifically targeted Confederate states and aimed to undermine their economy and war efforts by freeing enslaved individuals within their territories.