In American History we are currently studying the concept of sectionalism. Sectionalism is a division within a country based on regional beliefs and interests. In the early to mid 1800’s, sectionalism in America grew as slavery divided in the Nation. Slavery was ignored, compromised, and argues about but the states until the conflict drove our country in the Civil War. Although regional differences are not distinct these days, many issues are currently causing division among the states and people
the country, thus working toward this defining moment. “Moreover, the war transformed our country from a loose confederation of independent-minded states under a weak central government into a modern nation state”, transferring our country from sectionalism to nationalism (The Civil War Sesquicentennial). The conflict of the South’s states’ rights under a weak central government versus the North’s strong national government had been argued over since the creation of the country itself. This is seen