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Westward Expansion
The Westward Expansion was an idea of the nation expanding west to find new land. The addition of new territory's and new states threatened to interrupt the balance of power between slave and free states. It was also sectionalism because of the expansion of slavery. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. People argued that if enslaved people are considered property. This was an example of sectionalism because it their were two groups called white land owners against black slaves. -
State Rights (Amendment 10)
The State Right made many southerns feel like the federal government was getting too powerful. This also meant that states have the power to make any decisions the Federal Government does not make, if that decision is not prohibited by the U.S Constitution. This is an example of nationalism. -
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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War. -
Compromise of 1820/MS Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an event where people were deciding is you were north of Missouri you were considered a free state and if you were south of Missouri then you were considered a slave state. They decided that Missouri was a slave state and Maine as a free state. This is an example of sectionalism. legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. Civ war was section -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850, the U.S. added most of the land west of the LA Purchase. The bills provided for slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty in the admission of new states, prohibited the slave trade in the District of Columbia. This was an example of sectionalism. popular sovereignty in the admission of new states, prohibited the slave trade in the District of Columbia, settled a Texas boundary dispute, and established a stricter fugitive slave act. -
Fugitive State Law
The Fugitive State law statutes passed by Congress in 1793 and 1850 that provided for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. This is an example of sectionalism. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was about slavery and when the the United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. This is an example of sectionalism. -
Harriet Tubman
During the Civil War, she became the first woman to lead an armed military raid in June 1863. She was also a part of the underground railroad in 1863. She was also a Union scout, spy, and nurse.