2. What is sectionalism?
Sectionalism is loyalty to and personal
identification with a section of the U.S. ( like the
South) instead of to the whole nation.
Differences among regions affected the actions,
reactions, and viewpoints of its people.
3. Northern Region
Human Characteristics: most cities (more
urban); most reform organizations, many factory
workers, high population and growth.
Geography: Cool climate, rocky soil (poor
farmland), fast rivers (good for factories powered by
water), fishing resources.
Economy: manufacturing (textiles), fishing,
shipping and wage labor
4. Southern Region
Human Characteristics: plantations, family
farms, large slave populations (more than half in
some states) and low population growth.
Geography: Warm climate (good farmland)
Economy: Farming (cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar),
slave labor, slaves (valued as property) were huge
portion of southern wealth.
5. Western Region
Human Characteristics: lightly populated but
growing; mixture of ethnic groups (like Indians,
Spanish, French)
Geography: Plentiful land, mineral deposits, fur
resources
Economy: small farms, mining (coal, gold, silver),
fur trapping
