Sectionalism Dbq Analysis

While the Age of Jackson generated sectionalism, the time period was divisive for the nation as a whole because of the nullification crisis, the vetoing of the Bank of the United States, and antagonizing political parties. Sectionalism is when a person looks after the interests of his region, not the whole country. Executive decisions that Jackson made created a strong division. Nationalism, or pride in one’s entire nation, was lost.
The nullification crisis contributed majorly to the growing divisiveness of the United States of America. South Carolina was telling the federal government that the new tariff on imports and exports with foreign countries was unfair and would be ignored by that state. The state also claimed that the tariff was provoking the southern colonies because their main economic source was in exporting cotton (document G). South Carolina began hating the northern colonies and the federal government for the favoritism being shown, which only increased the sectionalism. The nullification crisis resulted in a severe threat from South Carolina to secede from the Union (document S). The southern state had enough disrespect and indifference for the nation as a whole at this point. Sectionalism had rooted itself …show more content…
The vote to re-charter the BUS soon came to its deadline. One side was spouting off its good points: it had been efficient, independent, and was slowly getting more reliable as the officers acquired experience (document E). The opposing side was giving its position as well: the BUS was only looking after the wealthy citizens and it was doing more for the foreign investors than it was for its own people (document F). Each side fought vigorously and viciously for what it believed in. The strong opposing views also helped strong sectionalism gain a foothold. Antagonizing political parties also helped to shape the divisive sectionalism that was

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