Sectionalism in SC

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In the antebellum class system, enslaved people were:

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at the bottom, because they had no wealth, no political power, and no legal rights.

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Enslaved people and free blacks were subject to new restrictions after the ______________.

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Denmark Vesey plot

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What is Sectionalism?

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Loyalty to one's region rather than loyalty to one's country.

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Which group of people was more likely to claim that slavery was a good thing and beneficial to enslaved people? Options: European immigrants, Northern Federalists, Southern plantation owners, Northern industrial workers

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Southern plantation owners

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Who was the leader of the Democratic-Republicans?

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Thomas Jefferson

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If you lived during this time do you think you would have been a Federalist, Democratic-Republican, or stayed away from politics?

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Federalist, Democratic-Republican, Stayed away from politics

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What effect did Denmark Vesey's rebellion plans have on slavery?

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It had a long-lasting effect on slavery.

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An alleged planned slave rebellion resulting in harsher slave codes; it fueled the abolitionist movement in the North and caused Southern opponents of slavery to be less vocal.

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Denmark Vesey Plot

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Which of the following best explains why the Slave Codes were strengthened following the Denmark Vesey plot?
Options:
There was an increased sense of fear among whites.
Many slaves were being smuggled into South Carolina.
Strict rules showed pride in slave ownership.
The international slave trade ended.

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There was an increased sense of fear among whites.

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Why were Southern slave holders worried about the Northern states' control of the House of Representatives?

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They were worried because the North could try to outlaw slavery.