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Sectionalism
Sectionalism, or undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being, played a major role in the history of the United States. Different parts of the country, mainly North, South, and Midwest, often voted for the candidate who shared their views, not necessarily the most fit to run the country. -
Missouri Comprise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It also prohibited slavery north or latitude 36°30, with the exception of Missouri. -
Tariff Act of 1828
A tarrif passed under Andrew Jackson's presidency that put a high tax on European goods and forced Americans to but locally. Southerners hated this act as it forced them to spend more money on supplies for their plantation. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Part of the Compromise of 1850. California became a free state. The act allowed people to take escaped slaves from free states and bring them back down south or to their plantations. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. It served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north or latitude 36°30'. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina became the first Southern state to declare its secession and later formed the Confederacy.
