ANTEBELLUM AMERICA Sectionalism & Reform
“Before the [Civil] War” Missouri CompromiseCivil War ANTEBELLUM
NORTHSOUTHWEST Economy Political Leaders Political Issues SECTIONALISM Industry Agriculture Developing Agricultural Daniel Webster John C. Calhoun Henry Clay Slavery (Anti) Tariff (Pro) Slavery (Pro) Tariff (Anti) Economic Development
MovementKey FiguresInformation Second Great Awakening ______________ Abolitionism Temperance ______________ Women’s Rights ANTEBELLUM REFORM Women should vote Anti-Alcohol Anti-Slavery Religious Revival Baptists / Methodists Elizabeth Cady Stanton William Lloyd Garrison
– American Anti-Slavery Society – The Liberator ( ) – Boston, MA, Newspaper NOTE: Abolition was a radical movement – especially in its early years. ABOLITIONISM
Strongest HERE REFORM MOVEMENTS Weakest HERE
The harder the North pushed…
The harder the South pushed back.