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American studys,
Nationalism, Expansion, and Sectionalism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nationalism | ideology and sentiment that promotes a shared national identity, often through a common culture |
| expansion | the territorial growth of the United States through means like purchases, treaties, and wars |
| sectionalism | the division of the country into regions with competing political, economic, and social interests, often leading to an "exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region" over the nation as a whole |