APUSH Period 4 (Chapter 9)

Sectionalism

Loyalty to the interests of one’s own section of a country

Daniel Webster

Referred to the North, South, and West as points on a compass to portray the danger of national divisions

Industrial Revolution

Societies shifted from agrarian to industrial with the use of new technology and methods

Unions

Groups of workers fighting for better working conditions (pay, hours, etc.)

Irish

Immigrated to the US due to the potato famine (2 million) and were strong in politics

Nativists

Saw immigrants as a threat as they would take jobs and change the culture

American Party

Nativist political party (1840s or so)

King Cotton

Shows how important cotton was to the South’s economy and power

Peculiar Institution

How people against slavery referred to it

Denmark Vesey (Nat Turner)

Slave uprising that was quick, violently suppressed, but left a lasting impact

Slave Codes

Laws that restricted the behavior and rights of slaves

Native American Removal

Forced to leave Eastern America by choice, treaty, or military action

Great Plains

Temporary respite for natives from white settlers