Landed Expansionism and Increase in Sectionalism in the United States
The period of territorial growth in the United States, known as the "landed expansionism"(1846-1860), was among the most important contributing factors in increasing sectionalism that occurred before the Civil War. Though the North and South were growing increasingly apart, there was no r....
Labor Conflict
The United States has a long history of labor conflict. Labor conflict basically started in America when Europeans began arriving in 1492. The history of labor in the United States is divided into eleven periods, which are the Colonial Period, the Revolutionary Era, the Growth of a New Nation, Exp....
sectionalism
Sectionalism
Throughout the early 1800's the country was split in many areas over many different things. Some of the more serious clashes between differing groups resulting from such issues as slavery, expansion, and internal improvement. With all of these controversial topics to worry about along ....
Sectionalism during era of good feelings
Nationalism was at a pinnacle during the era of good feelings, but despite this there was still some severe sectionalism occurring in both politics and the economy. From the protective tariff proposed by Henry Clay to the Missouri Comprise sectionalism was clear and it showed that there could be the....
The Contenders
For the presidential election of 1856, the Democrats nominated James Buchanan and John Breckenridge, the newly formed Republican party nominated John Fremont and William Drayton, the American [or Know-Nothing] party nominated former president Millard Fillmore and Andrew Donelson, and the Aboliti....