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Sectionalism
the arguments of unionists, cooperationists, and secessionists
Term | Definition |
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Unionist | Unionists favored the idea of remaining part of the Union. |
Cooperationists | Cooperationists were South Carolinians who favored seceding from the Union. |
secessionists | secessionists, also known as radicals or fire-eaters, argued that breaking apart from the Union prior to the Civil War was the only answer for South Carolina. |
The Secession Convention | The South Carolina legislature issued a call for a convention to determine the relationship between South Carolina and the Union. |
secession | means to leave the Union, to break away from the United States |
Confederacy | another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union |
states rights | the right of states to limit the power of the federal government |
Abraham Lincoln | 16th president of the United States; helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy; an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery. |
The eleven Confederate States of America | Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee. |
Jefferson Davis | Elected president of the Confederate States of America |