The Correct answer is A, that Sectionalism describes the strong divide that was created between the north and south and led citizens to be loyal to the region in which they lived.
Sectionalism in the American context is referred to different social structures, lifestyles, customs, and the political values of the North and the South. Sectionalism increased in the period between 1800- 1850, when the Industrialization and urbanization became the main economy of the North, while the South concentrated more on the plantation agriculture based on slave labor. Hence, The different economic life of South America led to the tensions that caused the civil war, and these economic differences were the result of the Sectionalism and not of Slavery. Moreover, Sectionalism promoted the idea of revolution more efficiently than that of the Slogans of the Slavery. Sectionalism in the South, created family relations.
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1) Fulton's Folly: It was a steamboat by Robert Fulton. He did not invent it as some credited him for, but he was the first to make a commercial success out of it. The boat carried paying passengers from New York up to Albany.
2) Tom Thumb: The Tom Thumb was a steam locomotive that was used to showcase the American potential to create engine to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
3) The airplane: The airplane was a success, it was first used in WWI for combat, later people started to use it to transport mail. In WWII it was used as a mode of transportation. Later it was transformed as a common way of transport for all the people.
4) The Model T: The Model T was a car that was produced by Ford Motors. It was very common because it’s price and because of this middle-class Americans were able to buy it and use it was a way of transport.
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