SECTIONALISM
The growing divide between the North and South based on economy, culture, and politics.
What is sectionalism
The Supreme Court case that ruled African Americans were not citizens.
What is the Dred Scott decision
The 1854 law that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to vote on slavery.
What is the Kansas‑Nebraska Act
The winner of the 1860 presidential election.
The winner of the 1860 presidential election.
The 1820 compromise that kept the balance between free and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise
The major debate in NC about whether to leave the Union. hint it has the word that means "to leave"
What is the NC Secession Debate
This long‑term divide grew because the North and South developed different economies, cultures, and political goals — ultimately making compromise nearly impossible by the 1850s. Name the term for this divide.
What is sectionalism
The Northern economy depended on this type of labor.
The Northern economy depended on this type of labor.
The Dred Scott ruling overturned this earlier compromise.
What is the Missouri Compromise
DAILY DOUBLE !!!!
Clue:
This part of the Compromise of 1850 angered Northerners by forcing them to participate in the system of slavery.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
Southern states feared Lincoln would do this to slavery.
What is stop its expansion
The 1850 law requiring citizens to help return escaped enslaved people.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
NC did not secede until after this event. (Hint: IT was a fort inSC)
What is the attack on Fort Sumter
Southern states seceded after Lincoln’s election because they believed he supported this major political idea — one that threatened the future of slavery even though he never promised to abolish it everywhere.
What is stopping the expansion of slavery into western territories (Free Soil position)
The Southern economy depended on this labor system tied to cotton.
What is enslaved labor
The enslaved man who sued for his freedom after living in free territory.
Who is Dred Scott
The abolitionist who led violent attacks in Kansas.
Who is John Brown
Lincoln’s political party.
What is the Republican Party
The book that increased Northern opposition to slavery.
What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Many NC leaders were torn between loyalty to the Union and loyalty to this region.
What is the South
The Missouri Compromise kept peace for decades by balancing free and slave states, but the Dred Scott decision destroyed it. Explain the specific part of the Dred Scott ruling that made the compromise unconstitutional.
What is the ruling that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories
This invention increased cotton production and deepened sectional divides.
What is the cotton gin
DAILY DOUBLE !!!!! This key difference between the North and South created long‑term tension because one region relied on industry and the other relied on agriculture.
What is an economic divide between industrial and agricultural systems
This law allowed Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether to allow slavery.
What is the Kansas‑Nebraska Act
The first state to secede after Lincoln’s election.
What is South Carolina
The compromise that allowed California to enter as a free state.
What is the Compromise of 1850
What did Lincoln say about slavery AFTER he was elected
if you are a slve state at the moment you can keep them but there are no new states that can have slaves
Tariffs protected Northern factories but hurt the Southern economy. Explain why tariffs increased sectional tension even though they were not directly about slavery.
What is because tariffs made Southerners feel the federal government favored Northern industry and ignored Southern interests, deepening distrust
The belief that states could ignore federal laws they disagreed with.
What are states’ rights
DAILY DOUBLE !!!!
What were the sections of NC were in internal conflict
What is eastern NC vs WWestern
DAILY DOUBLE !!!! What state crossed the boarders of Kansas to illegally vote on slavery (even though they did not live there) while there, they intimidated anti slavery settlers as well.
What is Missouri
Lincoln argued this level of government had final authority on national laws
What is the federal governmentWhat is the federal government
The idea that states could leave the Union if their rights were violated
What is secession
DAILY DOUBLE !!!!! One region of North Carolina had small farms, few enslaved people, and stronger Union support — making it more like the North. The other region had large plantations, many enslaved people, and supported secession — making it more like the South. Name both regions.
What is Western North Carolina was more like the North, and Eastern North Carolina was more like the South
Events like the Dred Scott decision, John Brown’s raid, the Kansas‑Nebraska Act, and the split between Eastern and Western NC all pointed to the same underlying national crisis. Identify the core conflict these events revealed — the one that made the Civil War increasingly unavoidable.
What is the growing sectional conflict over slavery and states’ right