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Westward expansion is the idea of expanding westward. The U.S. were trusting their religion since it was God who told them to expand. This connects to nationalism because the entire nation wanted to expand and gain more land, and no one was selfish since it was a mutual decision.
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The 3/5th Compromise was the Southern states wanting to gain more representatives in the HOR by their slaves being counted as people to add to the total population. But, the northern states disagreed because the southern states treated the slaves like property so the North argued they should be taxed. The final deal ended with ⅗ slaves counts as the total population count. This connects to sectionalism for the southern states wanted more reps than the north for they wanted more power in HOR. -
The compromise of 1820 was the acceptance of Missouri as a slave state and the acceptance of Maine as a free state. But to keep the balance of free and slave states the U.S. created a border of free states and slave states. The U.S. made a border at 36º 30’ with the free states being north of the border and slave states being south of the border. This relates to nationalism because this benefits the entire nation. -
Many of the Southern states thought that the federal government was becoming too strong. They believe the federal government was taking away their sovereignty. This relates to sectionalism because the Southerners were worried that the Northerners were overruling them in the Federal government. -
Isaac T. Hopper was the leader of this exhibition. The railroad was organized after the slave law and became very popular even if it was illegal. People later started using it for different purposes other than smuggling slaves. The railroad was used as a way of transportation throughout the nation. This relates to sectionalism because the railroad was used to smuggle slaves mainly and take away the slaves from the slave states.
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California got admitted as a free state, which made the United States unbalanced between slave and free states. Popular sovereignty started in Utah and New Mexico. To fix the balance the fugitive slave law was passed and D.C. bans the slave trade but the North still captured the South slaves even if they weren't allowed to. This connects to sectionalism because the North benefited from this. -
The abolitionist's movement main goal was to end slavery. People who tries to end slavery sometimes ended in fights with fatal or painful endings. The abolitionists got what they wanted after the civil war when slavery was ended. This relates to nationalism because ending slavery benefits all the slaves in the nation.
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The Fugitive Slave Law states that all slaves must return to their owners even if they were in a non-slave state. It also says that slave trading is banned, not only that but you can not buy or sell slaves either. This relates to nationalism because it benefits the southern so the North would stop stealing or helping the Southern slaves, and it also benefits the Northerns because now they will not need to worry about slaves. -
Dred Scott was an enslaved man in Missouri, but a few years later he was traveling with a who told him to work in Wisconsin where slavery was banned. So, when he got back to Missouri he went to court to fight for his freedom, under Wisconsin law he should be able to become a free man, but the court in Missouri ruled against his freedom. This relates to sectionalism because why could the court not of just let him be free, the court had no right to decline his freedom.