Causes of the Civil War

These data could be used to support which conclusion? 8.7(C)

• Gulf Coast states had to rely on steamboats to transport goods.

• States in the lower South had more land devoted to plantations.

• Border states had to import needed raw materials.

• States in the upper South were heavily industrialized.

What was one major impact of this novel? 8.24(A)

• The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations.

• Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.

• The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.

• Support grew for the abolitionist movement.

Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford? 8.18(A)

• The Dawes Act

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Compromise of 1877

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which idea does President Lincoln express in this excerpt? 8.8(C)

• The Union exists only through the consent of sovereign states.

• The Union requires a nationwide decision on slavery.

• The Union matters more than current disagreements between states.

• The Union will be preserved through military force if necessary.

How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States? 8.12(B)

• It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast.

• It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.

• It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories.

• It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue.

Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt? 8.17(B)

• The right of citizens to choose representatives

• The power of states to organize militias

• The unalienable rights of citizens

• The legal ability of states to secede

These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case? 8.18(C)

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Worcester v. Georgia

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade? 8.12(B)

• The invention of the steam engine

• The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

• The development of the factory system

• The establishment of protective tariffs

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise? 8.4(D)

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery? 8.24(A)

• American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own

• Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs

• British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade

• Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery