Sectionalism
What is sectionalism?
Loyalty to one region over the nation
What issue divided the North and South the most?
Slavery
What was Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the South after the Civil War
Define “abolition.”
Ending slavery
Who was President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Which region relied on enslaved labor and agriculture?
The South
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Balanced free and slave states
What did the 13th Amendment do?
End Slavery
Define “secession.”
Leaving a country/union
What war came before Reconstruction?
Civil War
What was “King Cotton”?
The belief that cotton made the South economically powerful
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Allowed popular sovereignty on slavery
What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Helped formerly enslaved people
Define popular sovereignty.
The idea that people vote to decide an issue (like slavery)
What system replaced slavery but still limited freedom?
Sharecropping
How did the North and South differ economically?
North = industry, South = agriculture
What happened in “Bleeding Kansas”?
Violent conflict over slavery
What were Black Codes?
Laws limiting African American freedom
Define “sharecropping.”
Farming system where workers share crops with landowners
Which document begins “We the People”?
The Constitution
Explain how sectionalism contributed to national division
Different economies, values, and political interests created conflict
Why was the election of Abraham Lincoln significant?
Led to Southern secession
Why did Reconstruction ultimately fail?
Lack of enforcement, racism, rise of Jim Crow
Define “amendment.”
Change or addition to the Constitution
Big Question: Were African Americans truly free during Reconstruction?
(Open-ended—students must justify)