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The rise of sectionalism in the mid 19th century can be attributed largely to the concept of capitalism along with westward expansion. As the Union gained more territory, the question of whether the newly acquired land should be a slave state or not tore the country apart, with southern democrats advocating its use for capitalist gain, being that slavery was a profitable institution. Northern whigs, however, advocated manufacturing growth and factories, and largely supported reform movements in attempt to support abolition. The gap in opinions would contribute to sectionalism into the coming centuries, and create very different environments in the North and South, leading into the years of the Civil War.

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Capitalist incentive and geographic expansion promoted individualism throughout the nation by helping spread ideals of individualism that encouraged people to prioritize self interests and regional interests over supporting decisions to benefit the nation as a whole. People who lived in the South strictly and strongly advocated for slavery, the Democratic party (later), and strong state rights, while Northerners were against slavery, pro urbanization and industrialization, and advocated for more liberal social reform movements like temperance and women’s suffrage.  While some problems were temporarily kept from metastasizing, many of these compromises were dissolved or led into even more violent conflict that made the N and S more and more polarized until the breaking point came at the Civil War. For example, westward geographical expansion became widely popular from the capitalist ideal that any common man could be come wealthy and prosperous. For many Southerners, the West opened up the opportunity to get land and use slavery to accumulate their wealth.  However, those in the north pushed for nationwide abolition. The Missouri Compromise and other treaties provided temporary solution, but the radically opposing views hiked sectionalism so much that it ultimately pitted the N and S against each other in a civil war.

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Decades of tension between Northern Whigs and Southern Democrats climaxed into the civil war. What began as a 36 '30 line grew into an ideological border, splitting the country over slavery and states' rights. Territorial expansion only catalyzed the process.

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Capitalist Incentive and geographic expansion of the United States led to the rise of sectionalism from 1820-1850 because the American people were interested in what was best for themselves and their region. Laws and beliefs differed based on geographic location. The North primarily focused on industrialization. The factory system and the manufacturing revolution. The south used agricultural methods. People grew cotton, and needed slave labor to make money. However slavery was a controversial issue, dividing the country. Westward expansion prevailed this issue. Should the new land, including the annex of Texas have slavery? People were asking themselves this question as well as many other to see what American principles would be continued.

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The Capitalist Incentive and Geographic expansion has lead to the rise of sectionalism in the United states because as the American people decided to expand more and more towards the west they became more and more independent. Their beliefs also differed greatly on issues such as slavery, so the people more often focused on secularism. The Mexican cession also raised a huge issue regarding to slavery, the government did not address the issue of slave or free territory in this land. This became a huge issue for later discussion because, as there were people who wanted to abolish slavery there were also people who wanted to keep it. And people belonging to both categories moved westward.

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Capitalist incentive and geographic expansion of the US created sectionalism between 1820 and 1850 because depending on the area of the country people were living in, they desired different types of laws and policies to be passed. Those living in the North wanted to continue factories and manufacturing to make money while those in the south relied on agricultural methods and slaves to gain wealth. As the United States began expanding and adding territory during this time, the country became divided over the issue of slavery and whether or not it should be allowed in the newly acquired lands. Those who supported the continuation of slavery in the west in areas such as Texas and California were mainly Democrats and those that wanted to keep slavery out of those areas were mainly Whigs. This created growing tension and unrest between the regions of the country and the differing political beliefs to the point that the Gag Rule was passed to try to put the issue on hold.

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Based on geographic location, people took on different ways to profit with capitalistic incentives. In the South, they were centered on agriculture, therefore depending on slaves. In the North, they were industrial with innovations like the factory system and the transportation revolution. Therefore, the North manufactured and relied on trade. This difference led to sectionalism because of the different needs of geographic locations and capitalist incentives. Issues like slavery prevailed when America expanded west, on which principles should be carried over, shown in the division between the Democrats and the Whigs.

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Capitalist incentive and the geographic expansion led to the rise of sectionalism between 1820 and 1850. The westward expansion, through the Oregon Trail and others similar to it, created a geographical isolation. Since the nation's power and influence heavily reside in the eastern side of the U.S., moving west puts some distance from that. Therefore many ideas and beliefs that were once shared are lsot to new ones developed in the west. This then leads to a a belief that the west is the better than the rest, i.e. sectionalism. There wrer many dividfes between private ownership or government controlled, which served to create a divide between the American people as well. The north relied on industry, which eliminated the need for labor. The south was reliant on cotton, which needed slave labor to make that profitable enterprise happen. That original capital incentive can lead to even more divisive movemnets, in this case it is abolition. Hence, sectionalism.

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Capitalist incentive and the geographic expansion of the United States contributed to the rise of sectionalism from 1820-1850 because the self-interested motives of Americans was very strong in the North where the factory system was created and the transportation revolution was beginning. Innovation, government subsidies, and transportation were the main factors that contributed to the development of the market economy in the north. In the south, they relied on agricultural practices, slave labor, and plantations in order to generate their revenue and make a living. With these two different economies among the American people, problems were not resolved during expansion westward. The western migrants lived in a sort of isolation out in California, and in Mexican Territory (including Texas), there was still a debate over whether or not slavery should be allowed, especially once slavery was banned in the United States. In fact, the "gag rule" was adopted in order to prohibit even the discussion of the topic at political meetings.

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Capitalist incentive and the geographical expansion of the U.S. led to sectionalism from 1820-1830 because the increasingly prominent role of economic growth  was seen differently based on geographic location. Slavery, for instance, was seen as a necessity for economic growth in the South because of its agricultural basis, but the North, as an increasingly industrial society, prioritized the moral aspect of the issue. Therefore, northern states wanted to ban slavery whereas the South wanted to preserve it, which led to political divide based on a candidate's policy. The slavery issue goes hand-in-hand with the popularity of Westward expansion. The South and North were divided on the method of expansion, because the North wanted to admit states as free, unlike the South. Therefore, a candidate based policy relating to the admittance of new states based on his appeal to the North or the South. Economic incentive in different regions of the U.S. caused varied views of geographical expansion in the nation, which led to sectionalism.

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Both capitalist incentive and the geographic expansion of the US contributed greatly to the rise of sectionalism from 1820-1850. Concepts such as private ownership divided America into different viewpoints, along with the expansion of technology. There was the American System that was proposed by Henry Clay that had three parts to it: a strong banking system, protective tariffs and a federally funded transportation network. However not everyone agreed with the system in the 1820s, especially Andrew Jackson. This would eventually lead to the Bank Wars as well. Also during this time period there was an increase in westward expansion and the acquiring of more land. This posed a problem since one side wanted a state to be a slave state, whereas the other side wanted it to be a free state. Geographic expansion meant that the issue of slavery could no longer be swept under the rug, but rather had to be confronted by Congress. Opposing viewpoints about slavery would lead to sectionalism, especially between the north and south and different political ideologies. Instead of nationalism, which would instill a strong feeling of pride and devotion to one's country- sectionalism caused the American people to not be loyal to the nation as a whole.

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The capitalist incentive of US expansion contributed to sectionalism from 1820 to 1850 because northerner and southerners had different opinions on how the nation should by split. During the annexation of Texas many people wanted the state to be a slave state. However, due to Proviso, Texas became a free state. Similarly, the Missouri Compromise determined which states were free and which were slave states. The Whigs and the Democratic Party also had differences in opinions because each political party supported the north or the south. As a result there were disagreements on the economy, slavery and many federal laws. With new land that was acquired, politicians and citizens would debate whether the new land should be a slave state or a free state. This created a divide in the nation because southerners who supported the Democratic party wanted to create more slave states, but northerners wanted to create free states and agreed with the Whig party. The difference in opinions led to a greater divide; thus, people saw a rise in sectionalism.

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Capitalist incentive caused different regions to develop in different ways. The north, which relied on industry, supported political parties that would benefit them specifically, as did the South, which relied on agriculture. The rise of sectionalism was also so contributed to westward expansion. This is because the people who were motivated to expand westward were typically of the same breed, once they were out west, they gathered in communities and developed uniform beliefs. Individual communities, whether it be as general as the North or the South, or as specific as Salt Late City or Massachusetts, generally had very similar political beliefs and were often isolated from other beliefs due to the nature of their community, leading to sectionalism.

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The westward expansion into land formerly owned by Mexico led to sectionalism. Capitalist incentive to profit from slavery, agriculture and industry created a deeper division between the Northern and Southern states. Texas was its own country before annexation, and the debate on whether it or other annexed lands would enter with slavery made the assimilation of the new states into the US problematic. The differences in desired political and economical policies for westward land contributed to sectionalism. The Missouri Compromise, and other policies caused division and confusion for the entering states.

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Capitalist incentive and the geographic expansion of the U>S. contributed to the rise of sectionalism from 1820-1850 because there was a major divide between people because of slavery opinions and the North's advantage in factories and manufacturing. During westward expansion the South would have brought along with them the Slavery and agricultural economy whilst the North would have brought their manufacturing and market economy along with them. A prime example of this would be the Missouri compromise and the land that was acquired from the Mexican cession because Missouri was divided in the state by having the North without slavery and the south with. The land from the Treaty of Guadalupe would also have to come and adapt to a anti-slavery state. The North would also bring many political figures and theorists because the federal government is based out of the northern territory. The different ideas of how to run a state between an agricultural economy or a more industrialized economy would set a major divide between the North and the South during westward expansion.

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Capitalist incentive and geographic expansion contributed to the rise of sectionalism from 1820-1850 by isolating interest to a specific region. Northern politicians, such as Daniel Webster (Whig Party), advocated for a greater focus on the shipping and manufacturing industries, which had a strong presence in the northeast. This focus on the industrial and commercial aspect of the economy would greatly benefit the people of the northeast, specifically the wealthy. In the south, many politicians and leaders  maintained pro-slavery beliefs and defended it on the basis of the economic benefit. Without slavery, the southern economy would collapse, therefore pro-slavery became a platform for people like John C. Calhoun. The contrast in views on capitalist interest, making a profit for themselves or their respective regions, fueled tensions in politics and everyday life. Throughout the early to mid-1800's the U.S. purchased and annexed large portions of land, doubling in size under James K. Polk. However a debate over whether there should be slavery in the newly gained regions of the U.S. Southerners thought slavery should be allowed in the U.S. and most northerners disagreed. Compromises were eventually needed.

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Capitalist incentive and geographic expansion west contributed to a rise in sectionalism because these issues sparked a further divide between political ideologies. As the United States expanded west, many citizens were opinionated on whether slavery should be expanded westward or limited strictly to the southeast (or completely abolished). In addition, capitalist incentive played a major role in slave states. Slaves were extremely profitable and the idea of expanding slavery westward held the promise of more profits. These two ideas contributed to a rise in sectionalism because the nation was divided on what to do. Southern states had capitalist incentive and wanted to expand slavery westward while Northern states did not want slavery expanding west.

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Between 1820 and 1850, the rise of sectionalism was greatly influenced by larger capitalist incentive, which differed in the north and south. As the U.S. expanded westward, the question of whether or not admitted slates were to be slave states of free states rose. Proponents of slave states were primarily plantation owners in the south who depended on the productivity of slaves to maximize profit from their crops. On the other hand, the north was industry-based and thus placed less emphasis on slavery because manufacturing did not require such labor, some even pushing for abolition. As sectionalism emerged from differing aims to gain capitalist incentives and views as to how to admit new states, a higher concentration of Democrats were seen to be in the South and Whigs in the North.

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The capitalist incentive and geographic expansion of the U.S. contributed to the rise of sectionalism because it became difficult to agree on whose policies would be carried west. Migrants from the south would have brought their agricultural, slavery-based economy while the north would have expanded industry and capitalism. After a short time of slavery not being an issue, it came up again as a problem and a debate over how the new territories would be managed, sparking new arguments over slavery and a bigger divide between the north and the south.

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Capitalist incentive and the geographic expansion of the US led to the rise of sectionalism because there was further divides between regions largely due to the issue of slavery and the growth of the manufacturing and agriculture economies. The debate over whether or not slavery should expand into the new states was hotly contested during this era. People in the South and democrats as a whole wanted slavery to expand into the new territory whereas northerners did not want it to expand. This discrepancy was largely due to the differing economies of the two regions; the south was dependent on agriculture and slavery while the north was a manufacturing economy. This divide in the economic sources only grew during the era of expansion, due to the new economies being set up in each of the new states. Thus, the expansion of the country expanded old issues between the different regions of America.

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capitalist incentive and geographic expansion between the 1820s and 1850s causes sectionalism in political views and differences in the south and the north. people of the south gain capital through farming which is labor intensive , and support slavery, and depend on it to live. northern states are against slavery for it does not benefit them nor harm them but saw it was wrong to continue slavery. westward expansion caused conflict between the south and north and separated their views as southerners wanted to expand slavery to west to their advantage and northerners did not as they saw slavery was wrong.

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The capitalist incentive and geographic expansion of the United States between 1820 and 1850 contributed to the rise of sectionalism because individual ownership rights of land and property (slaves) were disputed by many groups of people. The new land acquired from westward expansion raised the heavy question: will this part of the country consist of slave or free states? Slaveowners that lived in the South wanted to continue owning their "property," while abolitionists in the north advocated for emancipation and free states. The Missouri Compromise is a prime example of one of the policies taken to resolve this issue, and allowed Missouri to be a slave state while Maine and New Hampshire came in as free states. It also established the line of 36 30' as the divide between the free north and the enslaved south.

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Capitalist incentive and geographic expansion gave rise to sectionalism during the 1820-1850 because there was a divide on the major issue of slavery as land kept getting added to the US territory. While traveling out west, Southerners brought slaves along with them as they were seen necessary for economic growth, while northerns wanted to expand industry. The northern states wanted to completely ban slavery while southern states depended on it for growth. one resolution to this was the 36-30 line when Missouri and Maine entered the Union where the north banned slavery, but the south didn't in the Louisiana Territory. The 36-30 line also brought about sectionalism because of the clear divide between states for and against slavery.

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Between 1820 and 1850 capitalist incentive and geographic expansion paved the way to a rise in sectionalism. The desire to expand personal wealth differed in Northern and Southern states as Southern states believed in using slavery to help attain wealth through cotton farming while Northern states were opposed to the idea of slavery and refused to use it to gain personal wealth. Policies such as the Missouri Compromise which forbid slavery in land above the 36'30 line, contributed to a rise in sectionalism as it made a clear division between pro slavery states and anti-slavery states. The annexation of Texas and cession of land from Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo also contributed to a rise in sectionalism because the new states joining the U.S. would adopt an anti-slavery stance, contradicting the Missouri compromise which would have allowed some of those newly formed states to have slavery.

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The capital incentive and the geographic expansion of the U.S contribute to the rise of sectionalism because the place in which they lived in, affected what rights and polices they wanted. The divide between the north and the south with slavery also helped to the rise of sectionalism because they all wanted to make their own rights such as the south being more of a pro slavery place and also being a agriculture production based group of people. On the other hand you had the North which was more Machine based and was also home to the free states.