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Abolitionism was the movement that ended the Atlantic slave trade and liberate the enslaved people, which eventually spread to eradicate slavery from the entire world. This is connected to sectionalism because not every Americans wanted to stop the slave trade and made many people mad and would lead to the Civil War.
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Westward Expansion is the colonists belief that it is their duty of god to expand their territory westward. It connects to nationalism because everyone believed they should move west and wouldn't lead to the Civil War.
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The 3/5th Compromise was an argument between states with small populations and states with large populations. The small states were argued that the number of representatives shouldn't be chosen by the population in the state, they demanded that the rule should be changed. This is connected to sectionalism because the states support different opinions and not all of them and would lead to the Civil War. -
The 10th Amendment was added to the constitution because southern states believed that the government was getting too powerful so they asked to add a law that states that the states give power in congress. This is connected of nationalism because all the states agree that they deserve power in the government and wouldn't lead to the Civil War. -
The Missouri Compromise is a debate that Missouri should be a slave state or a free state. This let to the 36 30 line. This is connected to sectionalism because there is to sides that people support and are debating against each other and would lead to the Civil War. -
The Compromise of 1850 is when the fugitive slave law is passed which means slave hunters can stop fugitive slaves without consequences. This is connected to sectionalism because some people didn't agree with hunting slaves which is why they had to compromise and would lead to the Civil War. -
The fugitive slave law was a law that stated that slaves even in free states must be returned to their owner. This is connected to sectionalism because the slaves and free states didn't agree with this act and would lead to the Civil War. -
Secession was the withdrawing of 11 states were slave holding was aloud from the united states. This is connected to sectionalism because this will anger the states that are withdrawal and lead to the Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation was created by President Lincoln and stated "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." This is connected to sectionalism because people that owned slaves weren't happy that they had to give them up and do their own manual work and would lead to the Civil War.