The Role Of Sectionalism In The United States

In reference to our country’s history, sectionalism can be described as bias for a particular region or area in the sacrifice of other places.. The “majority” in this sense would be a particular region (such as the North) and how they would yield the most benefits at the expense of the rest of the United States. In fact, sectionalism arose from the formation of the various colonies. Each colony held their well-being above the others and this mindset was stuck in later years when everything shifted more towards the North and the South. Their differences added to the widening disparity between them. For example, the North was manufacturing based while the South was agriculturally based meaning that it required the use of slaves. Throughout history there have been various disputes among the regions about the use of slavery.
(for example, if one state was anti-slavery then they believed that slavery should be banned everywhere else). One major event that took place because of slavery was the Missouri Compromise. When Missouri was the deciding factor in whether there would be more free or slave states, it was decided that Missouri would become a slave state while Maine would become a free state so that everything would be balanced. The issue of slavery is what led to the issue of tariffs (taxes on imported goods). The North preferred tariffs because it would boost their economy while the South hated it because it drained their financial success. These contrasting opinions soon led to the Tariff of Abominations which wholeheartedly favored the North over the