Sectionalism

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by History Diva

Price: 100 points or $1 USD

Subjects: socialstudies,history,unitedStatesHistory

Grades: 8

Description: Help your students break down the causes of rising tensions in the United States with this interactive Sectionalism Review Boom Cards deck! Perfect for 8th-grade U.S. History, this self-checking digital activity focuses on the key vocabulary, events, and ideas that contributed to sectional differences between the North, South, and West before the Civil War. Students will engage with drag-and-drop, matching, multiple choice, and true/false questions that build their understanding of economic, political, and cultural divisions—and the growing conflicts over slavery, tariffs, and states' rights. 🧠 Skills Practiced: Understanding sectional differences in the U.S. Defining key terms and applying them in context Recognizing how political compromises attempted to ease tensions Analyzing the impact of regional identities and disputes