1. Sectionalism

2. USA Nationalism Pride and loyalty to the nation as a whole
Started after the War of 1812
USA

3. Sectionalism
Loyalty to the interests of your region or section of the country rather than the nation as a whole.

4. Sectionalism
North
West
South

5. Sectionalism Regions of the United States:
North- manufacturing, business
South- agriculture, plantations, slavery
West- cheap land, transportation

6. Missouri Compromise
1820: Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a slave state… Problem: It would make the number of free and slave states unbalanced in Congress.

7. Missouri Compromise Henry Clay proposes a compromise…
Missouri would enter the Union as a
slave state.

8. Missouri Compromise
Slave State

9. Missouri Compromise Henry Clay proposes a compromise…
Missouri would enter the Union as a
slave state.
Maine would enter the Union as a free state.

10. Missouri Compromise
Free State

11. Missouri Compromise Henry Clay proposes a compromise…
Missouri would enter the Union as a
slave state.
Maine would enter the Union as a free state.
No slavery would be allowed in territories or new states above Missouri’s southern border.

13. Missouri Compromise
Fixed the issue of sectionalism/expansion of slavery… But only for a short while.