Sectionalism Vocabulary

Define sectionalism.

• loyalty to a state or region rather than to the whole country

• A political ideology that promotes the interests of the entire country
• A term used to describe global cooperation and unity
• The act of prioritizing individual interests over collective goals

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• A treaty to expand slavery into all western territories
• an agreement to keep the number of slave and free states equal

• An agreement to abolish slavery in all states
• A compromise to grant statehood to Puerto Rico

Define Popular Sovereignty(mid-1800s).

• a term referring to the idea that each territory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery

• Popular Sovereignty is the belief that a country's government should be controlled by a single individual.

• Popular Sovereignty refers to the divine right of kings to rule over their subjects.
• a term meaning the rule of the elite class in society.

Define Secede.

• To withdraw from membership in a group

• To expand membership in a political organization
• To form an alliance
• To join a federal union

What was the Free-Soil Party?

• A political party advocating for the expansion of slavery into Western territories.
• A social club promoting agricultural practices in the South.
• A political party opposing the expansion of slavery into Western territories.
• A religious organization focused on missionary work in Africa.

Define fugitive.

• a person who is seeking asylum.

• a person who is on vacation.

• a person who is attending a party.

• a runaway

What was the Compromise of 1850?

• A law passed by the U.S. Congress to ban the importation of slaves
• An agreement over slavery by which California joined the Union as a free state and a strict fugitive slave law was passed

• A treaty signed between the United States and Mexico in 1850
• An agreement between the Northern and Southern states to abolish slavery

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that granted freedom to all slaves in the United States.
• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that prohibited the ownership of slaves in the Southern states.
• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that allowed escaped slaves to seek asylum in Canada.
• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that required all citizens to aid in the capture of runaway slaves.

What was Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• A cookbook written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
• A historical biography of Abraham Lincoln
• A science fiction novel depicting life on Mars
• A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe written to show the evils of slavery and the injustice of the Fugitive Slave Act

Define civil war.

• A civil war is a dispute between two political parties within a state.
• A civil war is a conflict between neighboring countries.
• A civil war is a war between people of the same country.

• A civil war is a battle between different religious groups in a country.