Sectionalism was a major part of the events that led to the Civil War. What does sectionalism refer to?

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29 June, 07:16

Sectionalism was a major part of the events that led to the Civil War. What does sectionalism refer to?

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Gloria Duran · Answer 1

Sectionalism refers to placing local interests above those of the nation. As the states started putting their own values before those of others the hostility grew in the years preceding the civil war. It was the slavery that divided the North and the South a led to the growth of the sectionalism.