Sectionalism Pretest

Which of the following was a result of the Missouri Compromise

• the slave trade ended

• slavery was declared unconstitutional

• only slave states were admitted into the Union

• political power was balanced between slave and free states

Which congressional action came about as a response to the Dred Scott decision?

• Freedman's Bureau

• 13th Amendment

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Southern Homestead Act

Which physical geographic factor of the northern US most facilitated industrial growth in the region?

• natural harbors

• mineral rich soils

• long growing seasons

• mild climate

Which geographic feature was common in the North but was lacking in the South prior to the American Civil War?

• seaports

• railroads

• plantations

• coastal cities

Which southern city served as a busy port of entry for goods and immigrants in the mid 1800s?

• Atlanta

• Galveston

• Baton Rouge

• Harper's Ferry

During the heightened period of sectionalism of the early 1800s, John C. Calhoun became a spokesman for southern states by —

• working to repeal the Fugitive Slave Act

• compromising to stop the spread of slavery

• arguing in favor of a state’s right to nullify federal laws

• claiming that the Constitution did not apply to the states

How did both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 contribute to differences between free and enslaved African Americans?

• The institution of slavery was allowed in some new states while other states allowed freedom for African Americans.

• Both compromises expanded rights for enslaved African Americans, but limited the rights of free African Americans in new free states.

• Free African Americans gained new rights to vote and hold office in new free states while enslaved African Americans lacked any rights.

• Both compromises limited the spread of slavery to east of the Mississippi River, allowing enslaved African Americans who escaped slavery to gain their freedom and political rights in free states.

How did economic opportunities for free African Americans differ from enslaved African Americans during the early 1800s?

• Free African Americans could own property and had some rights, while enslaved African Americans had no rights at all.

• Free African Americans had no rights to own property, but could operate a business, while enslaved African Americans had no rights at all.

• Free African Americans had the right to own businesses and property, while enslaved African Americans only had the right to own personal property.

• Free African Americans could own and operate their own business, while enslaved African Americans could not own but could only operate a few small types of businesses.

Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly rooted in differences about —

• religion

• economics

• the roles of women

• attitudes about war

The following list describes which congressional action:

*California becomes a free state. *Strict fugitive slave law adopted. *Slave trade, but not slavery, banned in District of Columbia. *New states in the Southwest could vote to have slavery. *Texas' debt paid in exchange for adjustment of the Texas boundary.

• Tariff Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act