Sectionalism BO

Nullification Crisis and sectionalism

Open Ended

What are the differences between George Washington's Farewell address and the Monroe Doctrine?

Lesson Objectives

We will- analyze the nullification crisis and sectionalism

I will- fill in my guided notes and answer comprehensions

Essential Question:
What was the nullification crisis and what is sectionalism?

Nullification

A state's refusal to recognize an act or law of Congress that it

considers unconstitutional.

Nullification

Crisis

Northerners vs. Southerners
Factories vs. Cotton farmers

(1)

Tariffs on imported

goods (goods from outside the U.S.)

(2)

The tariffs helped Northern

factories

(3)

The tariffs hurt both Southerners

who had to pay more for factory

goods and cotton farmers.

(4)

Southerners felt the tariffs were

unconstitutional as they benefited

only the Northerners.

Reaction to tariffs

• South Carolina wanted to secede (leave the Union)

• Southern states wanted nullify (not follow) any laws the federal gov. passed

• NULLIFICATION=STATES' RIGHTS

Multiple Choice

Which best identifies the key events of the nullification crisis?

• Massachusetts claimed the right to impose tariffs on South Carolina, Congress supported that right, and President Jackson sent federal troops to enforce it.

• South Carolina claimed that the Tenth Amendment did not support nullification, Congress passed the force bill, and Calhoun crafted a compromise.

• South Carolina claimed the right of nullification, Congress gave President Jackson the authority to fight it, and Clay authorized a way to settle the dispute.

• Massachusetts claimed that states had the right to fight tariffs, Jackson equated nullification to treason, and Webster proposed a compromise.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes states’ rights?

• the idea that states have powers separate from the federal government

• a strong loyalty to a state or region, sometimes at the expense of a nation

• the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with

• a system that divides power between national and state governments

​Sectionalism - Having loyalty to one part of the nation rather than the entire nation

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(opposite of nationalism)

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​Think: What issues divide people in the United States today? What issues bring about "sectional" feelings.

Regional differences

• North: Industrialized, urbanization, big cities

• South: agriculture, slaves, cash crops, plantations.

• West: Great plains, precious metals

Sectional differences

• Each Region had its own interest in mind.

• North wanted to end slavery in the territories

• South wanted to expand slavery to the west

• SECTIONAL ISSUES COME FROM THE ECONOMY, AND STATES' RIGHTS

Labelling

Label the map with the correct description

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Great plains, precious metals

Plantation, slaves

Industrialization, big cities

Multiple Choice

What is sectionalism?

• Sectionalism is the belief in the unity of all regions within a country.
• Sectionalism is the promotion of equal opportunities for all regions within a country.
• Sectionalism is the practice of prioritizing international relations over domestic concerns.
• Sectionalism is the excessive concern for the interests of a particular region over those of the entire country.

Multiple Choice

What did most sectionalism issues come from?

• Disagreements over slavery, states' rights, and economic differences between the North and South
• Disagreements over weather conditions
• Differences in fashion trends
• Lack of communication between regions

Drag and Drop

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

Placeholder

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Popular Sovereignty

Republican Sovereignty

Super Sovereignty

​Bleeding Kansas

• ​Pro-Slavery defenders and abolitionists from other states arrived in Kansas to try to influence the vote.​

  ​Violence and fighting broke out between the two groups.

• Both sides declared victory and set up their own governments and constitutions inside the state. Popular Sovereignty did not work.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the states’ rights debate of the early and mid-1800s?

• a conflict between the idea of federalism and the US Constitution

• a conflict between the ideas of federalism and sectionalism

• a conflict between the rights of one state and the rights of another

• a conflict between the ideas of sectionalism and nullification

Match

Match the following

• Compromise of 1850

• Sectionalism

• Bleeding Kansas

• Nullification Crisis

• Secede

California free state, no slave trade DC

Worried about your region, not country

Many die to vote for or abolish salvery

Issue over states' rights

Leave the union

• California free state, no slave trade DC

• Worried about your region, not country

• Many die to vote for or abolish salvery

• Issue over states' rights

• Leave the union