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Missouri compromise
In the Missouri Compromise, the main issue was whether new states would be admitted as free or slave states. In the Missouri Compromise, the North and South were impacted differently because it affected the balance of power in Congress. The Missouri Compromise increased tensions by making slavery a national political issue. -
Nullification Crisis
The main issues with the nullification crisis was southern states refusing to pay the tariffs. this affected the U.S. government because the southern states were not paying money that they should be. This added to Sectionalism because the North feels like the south is not paying their part. -
Fugitive slave act
The fugitive slave act required runaway slaves in free states to be sent back to their owners. This affected free slaves in the north because they could be accused of being a runaway. This added to sectionalism because northerners did not want people looking for runaway slaves in the north. -
compromise of 1850
In the compromise of 1850 the main issues were states being given popular sovereignty. This impacted people inside the states because they were fighting over whether or not they should be free or slave. This led to an increase in sectionalism because it tipped the balance of free and slave states in the union. -
Uncle Tom's cabin
the main conflict with uncle Tom's cabin was slavery from a slaves perspective. this impacted illiterate northerners by swaying them towards abolition when it was adapted to a play. This added to sectionalism because Northerners were now even more against slavery. -
Kansas Nebraska act
The main conflict was giving the territories of the Kansas and Nebraska popular sovereignty. This Impacted Citizens inside the states because this caused the violent of bleeding Kansas. This added to sectionalism because it led to the caning of a senator and many political killings. -
Bleeding Kansas and Pottawatomie massacre
The main conflict of bleeding Kansas and the Pottawatomie massacre was over control of the Kansas government. Citizens of Kansas were scared because abolitionist and border ruffians were fighting and they didn't know if they would be attacked or not. This event increased sectionalism by causing northerners to distrust southerners thinking they would turn violent. -
Dred Scott decision
The main conflict was a slave named Dred Scott suing his owner because he said he should be free in a free state. Slaves were impacted by this because the judges decreed that they were no longer people but property. This increased Sectionalism because northerners felt that now the court system supported slavery. -
John browns raid and trial
The main conflict in John browns raid was John brown some of his family and a group of slaves went to a military stockpile in Harper's Ferry armed themselves and fought the locals until they were defeated. This increased Sectionalism because the south thought that abolitionists were not only going to try and get rid of their slaves but come after them as well. -
Election of 1860
The main conflict was southern states being against slavery and the democratic party being divided over slavery giving Lincoln an easier win. Southerners were impacted by this because they thought Lincoln was going to take away slavery. This added to Sectionalism because the south felt like they were no longer represented in the government so many states seceded.