Sectionalism
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UNIT 7
Sectionalism
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What is sectionalism?
Sectionalism is loyalty to and personal identification with a section of the U.S. ( like the South) instead of to the whole nation.
Differences among regions affected the actions, reactions, and viewpoints of its people.
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Northern Region
Human Characteristics: most cities (more urban); most reform organizations, many factory workers, high population and growth.
Geography: Cool climate, rocky soil (poor farmland), fast rivers (good for factories powered by water), fishing resources.
Economy: manufacturing (textiles), fishing, shipping and wage labor
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Southern Region
Human Characteristics: plantations, family farms, large slave populations (more than half in some states) and low population growth.
Geography: Warm climate (good farmland)
Economy: Farming (cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar), slave labor, slaves (valued as property) were huge portion of southern wealth.
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Western Region
Human Characteristics: lightly populated but growing; mixture of ethnic groups (like Indians, Spanish, French)
Geography: Plentiful land, mineral deposits, fur resources
Economy: small farms, mining (coal, gold, silver), fur trapping