Sectionalism

What led to the era of SECTIONALISM in America?

• Disagreements about slavery and government

• Disagreements about sectionalism and politics

• Disagreements about unity and slavery

What is SECTIONALISM?

• A loyalty to your favorite football team

• A loyalty to one region of the country

• A loyalty to one section of your school

What is NULLIFICATION?

• To pass a bill into a law

• To strike a law into a bill

• To legally overturn or strike down a law

What was the result of the Missouri Compromise?

• It preserved the laws that were passed in congress.

• It was a great compromise over states rights.

• It preserved the balance of power in congress.

Slavery would not exist _________ of the Missouri Compromise line.

Why were Southerners outraged over the Tariffs?

• It made their cotton cheaper in the North.

• It was unjust to drive up their cost of living to protect Northern Industries.

• It was unjust to drive up the agricultural product distribution for the Northern market.

The question of ________ in California and New Mexico fractures the country.

• Slavery

• States Rights

• Sectionalism

Who proposed The Compromise of 1850?

• Clay Henry

• Henry Clay

• Abraham Lincoln

What threatened to split the country apart?

• Regional and cultural differences

• Differences on cultural tastes

• Regional and sectional differences