Sectionalism Review

Multiple Choice

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

Multiple Choice

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

Multiple Choice

According to the Compromise of 1850, which two territories were allowed to decide for themselves on the issue of allowing or banning slavery by popular sovereignty?

• Utah and New Mexico

• California and Oregon

• Oklahoma and Texas

• Michigan and Ohio

Multiple Choice

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

• increased sectional tensions in the United States

• decreased sectional tensions in the United States

• kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same

Multiple Choice

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Ohio

Multiple Choice

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  

• James Monroe
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Clay

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

• A stricter fugitive slave act was enacted

• California was allowed to enter the Union as a free state

• Slavery was prohibited in all territories gained by the Mexican Cession

• The southwest territories would determine their free vs slave status via popular sovereignty

Multiple Choice

How were Kansas and Nebraska supposed to decide on slavery.

• popular sovereignty
• president decides
• Congress decides
• State legislatures decide.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the North and South before the Civil War?

• The South imported few goods. The North relied on imports.
• The North had many cities. The South had the largest cities.
• Southern industry grew faster than Northern industry.
• Factories were widespread in the North. Farms were common in the South.

Multiple Choice

Which compromise led to violence in the streets?

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

Multiple Choice

A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.

• Riot Nebraska

• Bleeding Nebraska

• Bleeding Kansas

• Violent Kansas

Multiple Choice

Where was the Missouri Compromise line?

• 36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• The Northern free states

• The Southern slave states

• California

• The states in New England

Multiple Choice

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Alabama

Multiple Choice

An act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.

• California-New Mexico Act

• Texas-Nebraska Act

• Kansas-Massachusetts Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Multiple Choice

Which region wanted slavery?

• North

• South

• West

• East

Multiple Choice

Factories in the North had good working conditions.

• True

• False