USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Devotion to the interests of one’s geographic region over the interest of the country as a whole.
A
Sectionalism
B
Nationalism
C
Tariffs
D
Urbanization
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -sectionalism, an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most obvious example of sectionalism in the U.S is the contest between the North and the South in the Civil War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sectionalism Definition Sectionalism is the overemphasized political, economic, and social loyalty to a specific region of a country rather than the country as a whole. It is associated with the belief that different regions of a country have unique characteristics and values.

Detailed explanation-4: -All of the issues that divided the nation during the build up to the Civil War, there are four categories they can be classified under: Slavery, Cultural (Social), Economic, and Constitutional (Political). All of these issues led to sectionalism in the United States and pushed the country to the brink of war.

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