Sectionalism | Definition, History, Examples, Civil War | Britannica Sectionalism, an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole Throughout American history, tension has existed between several regions, but the competing views of slavery held by Northerners and Southerners was the country’s preeminent sectional split
Sectionalism - Wikipedia Sectionalism is loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole Sectionalism occurs in many countries, such as in the United Kingdom
What Is Sectionalism? Definition and Examples - ThoughtCo In contrast to simple feelings of local pride, sectionalism arises from deeper cultural, economic, or political differences and can lead to violent civil strife, including insurrection
What Is Sectionalism In US History? - WorldAtlas Sectionalism, at least in the American context, refers to a time during the 18th and 19th centuries when a large section of United States citizens saw themselves not as Americans first but rather attached themselves to a regional or state identity
Mid-1800s American Sectionalism: Unraveling the Divides Over Slavery . . . Sectionalism, a potent force in the mid-nineteenth century United States, refers to the profound divisions and hostilities between the Northern and Southern states, primarily over slavery and the power of the federal government
Sectionalism - Essential Civil War Curriculum Sectionalism is the idea that individual communities of people, sharing a set of cultural, economic and geographic realities, create individuated sections and loyalties within a larger polity, and it existed long before and continued long after the Civil War
5. 3 Sectionalism – PPSC HIS 1210: US History to Reconstruction Between 1820 and 1846, sectionalism drew on new political parties, new religious organizations, and new reform movements As politics grew more democratic, leaders attacked old inequalities of wealth and power, but in doing so many pandered to a unity under white supremacy