F.Y.T. The Road to the Civil War

How did sectionalism lead to conflict in the United States?

• The sections were different both economically and culturally and loyal to their own section of the United States.

• The sections were all loyal to the United States.

• The sections agreed on slavery.

• Factories grew nationwide.

How did the tariffs of 1828 impact the North?

• It taxed all imports.

• It made it easier for factories to sell products.

• It caused the North to become more loyal to its section of the United States.

• All of these

How did the tariffs of 1828 impact the South?

• The tariffs hurt wealthy Southerners because they imported many goods from Europe.

• The tariffs caused unity in America.

• They made it easier for the South to sell goods.

• The South united with the North instead of being loyal to their section of the United States.

Which of the following describes states' rights?

• The government should have all the power.

• The idea that states, not the national government, should have the final say on laws that affect them.

• The government should regulate slavery.

• States should be told whether to allow slavery or not.

Under the compromise of 1850, California joined the Union as a

• free state.

• slave state.

• neutral state.

Which Supreme Court decision determined that slaves had "none of the rights and privileges" of an American citizen?

• Dred Scott Decision

• Henry Clay Decision

• Abraham Lincoln Decision

• Missouri Compromise

Which major event lead to a Southern state finally seceding from the United States?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott Decision

• Election of Abraham Lincoln

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

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Ohio

Which state came in with Missouri to keep the balance between slave and free states in the Senate?

• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Dakota
• Maine

Someone who believes in states' rights would say which of the following?

• National laws take precedence over state laws
• The national government has no right to tell the states how to operate
• States could only pass laws in the Constitution
• The national government settles disputes between states