-
Abolitionism overall was people who were against slavery and wanted to end it. Naturally there was different types of abolitionist. Some of them wanted to gradually phase out slavery. While others thought it should end immediately and if that wasn't possible then the North and South should split. This could lead to war because there has been abolitionists who take extreme measures such as John Brown and the North and South splitting would also lead to war.
-
WE was the act of people going from the East coast to the West coast in search of gold or a new life it ties into sectionalism because people started living more in the West which separated more people into smaller sections which adds to sectionalism because people want what's best for their own region.
-
The ⅗ compromise happened at the constitutional convention. Where the southern states wanted an enslaved population to count towards their state pop so they could have more representatives. Northern states had a smaller enslaved population and argued that slaves could be taxed. Delegates agreed that ⅗ of slaves count towards taxes and pop. It connects to nationalism because it applies to the whole nation. -
The tenth amendment basically said that the GVT. didn’t have power that wasn’t listed in the constitution. And any power that wasn’t banned by the constitution. Belonged to the states or the people. This supports sectionalism because each state gets to control its own rules. -
The underground railroad was a group of abolitionists,quakers, routes, and places who helped slaves escape slavery and become free. They helped one hundred thousand slaves escape. Some of the members were Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, and Josiah Henson. This ties into nationalism because people all over the country helped the effort of the underground railroad.
-
The compromise was Missouri was added as a slave state and Maine was added as a free state. There was an imaginary line at 36°30° N states North of the line would be free states and South of the line there was popular sovereignty. This benefited the North more because it meant many states would become free. -
Between 1845-1848 most of the land West of the LA Purchase was added California became a free state, popular sovereignty in UT & NM, Fugitive slave law passed, D.C. banned slave trade, and TX gets 10 mil and creates border with NM. This relates to sectionalism because it benefited the south mainly because of all the laws and TX getting money. -
The law said the escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners even if they were in a free state. The federal GOVT. also became responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves. This ties into nationalism because all of the nation had to follow the law. -
John Brown led a small group of people to Pottawatomie creek on May 24, 1856. They proceeded to drag 5 unarmed men out of their homes and murder them. This could lead to war because citizens from all around could be very angry about what is happening which could lead to war. -
The proclamation said that any slaves in states that had seceded. Meaning that states that were part of the union still had slaves. Black men were also allowed in the union army. This ties into sectionalism because it meant only the states that had seceded had to free their slaves, not all the states had to though.