Sectionalism Flashcards
What does the word Sectionalism mean?
Loyalty and identifying with your part of the country rather than the rest of the country.
What was the economy of the North based on?
Industry/manufacturing goods and the sale/trade of those goods.
What is urbanization?
The growth of citites
What were the conditions like in Northern cities?
Crowded and unsanitary
What was the purpose of trade unions?
To fight for better conditions for workers.
How were immigrants treated in the North?
Immigrants had faced discrimination in the North.
Explain the impact that the cotton gin had on the South.
Cotton gin had a rise in popularity which also led to the higher increase in slavery.
What is meant by the phrase “Cotton Kingdom”?
Nickname, where cotton is grown.
Why was slavery important to the South?
South plantation had slaves operate.
Who are the Cottonocracy and why do they have that name?
This definition refers to the wealthy cotton plantation owners who became government officials.
What was the purpose of slave codes?
Slave codes regulate the relationship between the slave and the owner.
Why did sectional differences develop between the North and the South?
North: Better for mills/factories/ and trade.
South: Better suited for agriculture.
What was the Underground Railroad? Who was a famous conductor who risked her life helping slaves?
This was a secret network that had pathways to help the slaves escape until they reached a Northern State so abolitionists could assist and help them. Harriet Tubman risked her life to help save these slaves.
How did Henry Brown escape slavery?
With the help of others, he shipped himself in a large box to abolitionists in the North.
What does the term Abolitionist mean? What do they want?
An abolitionist is someone who doesn’t like slavery and wants it to end.
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? What impact did this book have?
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this, the story helped people change their minds and they became abolitionists.
Who was Fredrick Douglas?
An escaped slave that was sharing information of his past as a slave. he wrote a newspaper article called North Star.
How did women begin to fight for their rights?
They were like abolitionists, but instead were fighting for women’s rights.
What does a suffragist want?
The right to vote
What other document is similar to the Declaration of Sentiments? Why do you think this was done?
Declaration of Independence
