The Emergence of The Emergence of Sectionalism: Or The Three Sectionalism: Or The Three

T’sT’s

Tariffs, Transportation, Taxes

Sectional Leadership

SectionalismSectionalism

• Sectionalism: occurs when a person is loyal to a specific region of a country instead of the nations interest

• The country will be divided into three distinct regions

• But there are actually more regions determined by their economies: Northeast, Northwest, Southwest and the Southern region.

The Emergence of The Emergence of SectionalismSectionalism

Protective TariffProtective Tariff

• The Northern economy is based on trade, shipping and manufacturing

• A protective tariff benefits Northern industry because imported goods become more expensive

Protective TariffProtective Tariff

• Southern economy is based on agriculture

• Southern goods like cotton and wheat are shipped overseas and do not get government help from competition

• Southerners pay high prices for imported manufactured goods

               

       

        

      

        

       

        

       

        

      

        

       

        

     

      

       

        

      

        

       

        

       

        

      

        

       

        

     

      

       

        

      

        

       

        

       

        

      

        

       

        

     

      

       

        

      

        

       

        

       

        

      

        

       

        

    

       

TaxesTaxes• The North benefits from

taxes because tax money is being used to build roads, bridges and canals in the North

• The South is paying taxes but does not see any of that money being spent in their region

• Congress is controlled by Northerners who appropriate money for their regional interests

TransportationTransportation

• Road and canal systems emerge in the Northeast and are linked to the Western markets

• The South is left out of internal improvements

SlaverySlavery

• Not really a dividing issue yet but…

• A cotton boom led Southerners to defend slavery

• The West supported the South’s defense of slavery

• North supported the end of the slave trade in 1808

The Erie CanalThe Erie Canal

Northern Leadership: John Northern Leadership: John Quincy AdamsQuincy Adams

• Son of President John Adams

• Started out as a Federalists but becomes a Republican

• He supported the Louisiana Purchase, internal improvements and was against slavery

Southern Leadership: John C. Southern Leadership: John C. CalhounCalhoun

• John C. Calhoun a South Carolinian congressmen

• A loyal Southerner who protected the Southern way of life and supported state’s rights

Western Leadership: Henry Western Leadership: Henry ClayClay

• Henry Clay sponsored the idea of an “American System”

• Spokesman for a national road system and a protective tariff

• Against slavery but he owned slaves?!

Western Leadership: Andrew Western Leadership: Andrew JacksonJackson

• Andrew Jackson was a Senator from Tennessee

• Military Hero and Indian fighter

• Jackson doesn’t have a particular stance but appeals to the people