Westward Expansion Sectionalism

​Sectionalism - Having loyalty to one part of the nation rather than the entire nation

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(opposite of nationalism)

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​Think: What issues divide people in the United States today? What issues bring about "sectional" feelings.

​Today's Lesson

​Objective: How did westward expansion become a sectional issue?

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​Examples:

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​Compromise of 1850

​Popular Soverignty

​Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

​Compromise of 1850

• ​California would become a free state (without slavery).

• Other territory gained through the Mexican-American War would be decided through popular sovereignty, the people of the territory would vote whether slavery was legal or illegal.

• ​Strong fugitive slave laws would be enforced. If a runaway enslaved person escapes to a free state, it would be illegal for people to try to protect them.

Fill in the Blank

Compromise of 1850:

Checking for understanding - Which state was entered as a free state (without slavery)?

Multiple Choice

Compromise of 1850:

Checking for understanding - How would the issue of slavery be determined in other territories gained in the Mexican-American War?

• Slavery would be legal

• Popular Sovereignty

• Slavery would be illegal

• The states would be divided between slave state and free state

Multiple Choice

Compromise of 1850:

Checking for understanding - What does popular sovereignty mean?

• The issue would be decided in court.

• The issue would be decided through a war.

• The issue would be voted on by the people of the territory.

• The issue would be remained unaddressed.

​Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

• ​The Compromise of 1850 failed and just made people angrier.

• Senator​ Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act to organize the Nebraska territory into states. The issue of slavery would be determined by popular sovereignty.

• This angered abolitionists because it allowed the possibility that slavery would be allowed in places where it was banned.

Open Ended

Checking for understanding - Why were abolitionists angered by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

​Bleeding Kansas

• ​Pro-Slavery defenders and abolitionists from other states arrived in Kansas to try to influence the vote.​

  ​Violence and fighting broke out between the two groups.

• Both sides declared victory and set up their own governments and constitutions inside the state. Popular Sovereignty did not work.

Multiple Choice

Lesson Review: Having loyalty to one part of the nation rather than the entire nation

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

• Imperialism

• Compromise

Multiple Choice

Lesson Review: Attempt at compromise that dealt with the issue of slavery in the territory gained from the Mexican-American War.

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Compromise of 1877

Multiple Choice

Lesson Review: Idea to decide the issue of slavery through voting by the people of the territory.

• Manifest Destiny

• Bleeding Kansas

• Popular Sovereignty

• Constitutional Republic

Multiple Choice

Lesson Review: Law proposed by Senator Stephen Douglas in 1854 to decide the issue of slavery with popular sovereignty.

• Illinois-Montana Act

• New Mexico-Utah Act

• California Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Multiple Choice

Lesson Review: Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act fail?

• It expanded slavery into Kansas.

• Outsiders came to Kansas to influence the vote. Fighting broke out.

• Kansas seceded from the union in 1854.

• The Supreme Court overruled the popular vote.

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: What was the main sectional issue of the 1850s that divided the people of the United States? Use one example from today's lesson that shows how this was a sectional issue.