Unit 5 A Nation Divided Analyze this quote

Unit 5: A Nation Divided Analyze this quote… What is Patrick Henry saying about our country’s unity? 8 -4. 2 Analyze how sectionalism arose from racial tension, including the Denmark Vesey plot, slave codes and the growth of the abolitionist movement.

Sectionalism • 1. Sectionalism is loyalty to a particular region or section of the country instead of to the nation as a whole • 2. Sectionalism developed in the period after the ratification of the Constitution as the economies, cultures, and political interests of the North and the South became more and more different. • 3. The North developed as a trading region of small farms and the South developed the plantation system Think about it… Think of ways the North and South were different than one another.

Slavery • 4. All regions had slavery prior to the American Revolution but then Northern states passed laws to gradually emancipate (free) their slaves • 5. In South Carolina, by the 1720 s, the black population surpassed the white population and there was an African American majority in most Southern states (increased fear of slave revolts) • 6. Although the international slave trade was outlawed in 1808, the numbers of slaves grew due to higher birth rates and smuggling Think about it… Why do you think nothern states began to emancipate their slaves? Think about it… Why did the number of slaves still increase after the international slave trade was banned?

Denmark Vesey Plot & Slave Codes • 7. The Denmark Vesey plot caused South Carolinians to become more fearful of their slaves • 8. Slave codes that had been put in place as a result of the Stono Rebellion during colonial times were strengthened to better protect white society • 9. The General Assembly passed laws that prohibited (banned) slaves from meeting, learning to read and write, and regulated (controlled) all aspects of a slave’s life Denmark Vesey Recall… How did T. J. learn about Denmark Vesey?

Nat Turner Rebellion • 10. The Nat Turner Rebellion (Virginia) further increased tension throughout the region. • 11. Southerners feared that if slavery could not expand into the territories, that the national government would be in the hands of the North and that slavery would eventually be outlawed releasing a large African American population that could not be controlled Did you know… The Nat Turner rebellion was the only effective, sustained slave rebellion in U. S. History. Did you know… Turner saw an eclipse and took it as a sign from God to proceed with the slave rebellion.

The Abolitionist Movement 12. Tensions grew as a result of the abolitionists whose goal was to outlaw slavery throughout the United States. 13. The impact of abolitionism was minimal and only made slave owners more determined to hold onto their ‘peculiar institution’. 14. The abolitionist movement was not popular among most northerners. What is the meaning of this political cartoon? Abolish (v. )-to destroy

The Grimke Sisters 15. Although abolitionists were active in South Carolina before the Denmark Vesey plot, abolitionists like Sarah and Angelina Grimke were forced to either leave the state or keep silent. Liberty = “The Liberator” Get it? Did you know… Abolitionists controlled the Underground Railroad. However, it had little impact on SC since our state was too far from the border of “free states” William Lloyd Garrison “The Liberator” 16. The abolitionists movement grew with the publication of anti-slavery newspapers (The Liberator by William Lloyd Garrison) although postmasters across South Carolina removed the materials (The Great Reaction) they considered inflammatory (anti-slavery newspapers).

The Whigs…A New Political Party 17. The Whigs, another political party, emerged to compete with the Democrats (many who were southerners) for control of the presidency and Congress. 18. Concern over the North’s greater voice in Congress led the South to compete for the admission of new states as slave states in order to maintain the balance of slave and free states in the Senate. Can you identify some of the differences in the “sections” of the U. S? e h t In No that kind of “wig”! . … d n e 19. Sectionalism was furthered by changes in the Northern economy and politics as the development of industry in the North attracted European immigrant to jobs and the allowed Northern states to have a larger representation in the House of Representatives.

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