Plantation system: An economic system prevalent in the Southern states before the American Civil War where large farms (plantations) relied heavily on slave labor for agricultural production.
Sectionalism: Strong loyalty or attachment to one's own region or section of a country rather than having national unity or interests.
Confederate States of America: A group of eleven southern states that seceded from the Union between 1860 and 1861 in an attempt to preserve slavery and establish their independence.