USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sectionalism is loyalty to one’s own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

Detailed explanation-2: -sectionalism, an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.

Detailed explanation-3: -Other Examples of Sectionalism. While enslavement in the United States is perhaps the most often-cited example of sectionalism, deep regional differences have also played roles in the development of other countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -It holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for a polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power.

Detailed explanation-5: -Under sectionalism, people gave their loyalty to their region and not to the whole country. They defined their own freedom as winning the interests of their region and not being told what to do by people of the other region. They were willing to fight and die to protect the interests of their region.