republic‚ a constitution that was without fail‚ and a strong standing as the Unites States‚ a country. What overpowered those so called good feelings was a huge misunderstanding of what nationalism meant and how it affected the states; the rising of sectionalism. The differences and divisions in government ideas‚ not only of the leaders‚ but of the
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continued to dominate the country. The north and the south relentlessly pressured each other over the issue of slavery. In 1860‚ South Carolina succeeded from the United states and the Civil War had begun. Although states right indirectly led to the succession of the Confederate States of America‚ slavery was the largest cause of the war as it was the greatest contributor to sectionalism‚ followed only by political failures which directly led to the beginning of the Civil War because the United States government
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compromises covered are The Missouri Compromise‚ The Compromise of 1850‚ and Crittenden’s Compromise; which was never acted upon by congress. These three compromises tried‚ and failed to‚ deal with the increasing sectionalism between the north and the south over the issue of slavery from 1820 to 1861. At the time the compromises were written there were overlying reasons in which the compromises were necessary. The expansion of the country and introduction of new territories and states resulted in congressional
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of nationalism and unity‚ but it was replaced by sectionalism‚ leading to the Civil War. There were many reasons why the South wanted to secede‚ reasons the North wanted to maintain the Union‚ and the controversy surrounding slavery and steps taken to abolish it. The main reason the South wanted to secede was to become independent. Southerners did not want to get rid of slavery because it was critical to the southern economy. The Election of 1860 was another reason the South wanted to secede because
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happened‚ and led to it becoming a major turning point in US history. Americans have struggled with sectionalism since the colonial days‚ as seen in the issue of slavery and states rights‚ and the passing of documents and compromises such as the Articles of Confederation in an attempt to unify the colonies. During the period around the Civil War‚ the universal idea of manifest destiny reignited sectionalism between states because of arguments over whether to admit new lands in the West as slave or
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students’ knowledge of the geography of the area discussed in this chapter and of its historical development. Careful reading of the text will help students answer these questions. 1. Compare and contrast the areas of cotton production in 1820 with those in 1860. What accounted for this growth in production? What factors contributed to the spread of the “Cotton Kingdom”? 2. Note the relationship between areas of cotton production and the density of the slave population. What does this suggest about
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helped fuel the era of good felling in the United States. The first depression in 1819 was a terrible thing. Even though people were suffering‚ they still felt a sense of nationalism and that made the years of 1815 to 1825 an era of good feeling. Sectionalism‚ or only being loyal to your own section was also an ongoing problem that needed to be dealt with. There were constant arguments between the North and the South with each faction only loyal to their section and not to the entire nation as a whole
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author James McPherson writes that‚ "The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President which he was the first Republican president on the platform pledging to keep slavery out of the territories‚ seven slave states in the deep South seceded and formed a new nation‚ the Confederate States of America
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to overcome all the debates about the future of slavery. His solution was Popular sovereignty‚ this meant that the citizens of each new territory would decide whether slavery was permitted. This violated the principle of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 that said all the Louisiana purchased north to the southern boundary of 36 30 line Missouri would be restricted. There were plenty of democrats in the north who hated that decision; Stephen Douglas and Franklin Pierce worked to support this legislation
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the mid nineteenth century‚ the United States was expanding westward rapidly. And as America expanded‚ so did the sectionalism. The rifts between the North and the South‚ caused by conflicting views on Westward Expansion were becoming more evident. Not only were the debates over westward expansion tedious; the ever growing social debate was also becoming alarmingly prevalent. And in 1860‚ the Civil War broke out‚ ultimately because of economic‚ political and social aspects of westward expansion. Therefore
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