Civil War Unit Test 2021

Sectional differences were mostly rooted in....

• religion

• politics

• economics

• the role of women in politics

How did Southerners view the issue of slavery?

• it was an economic issue since slaves are a cheap source of labor

• it was a political issue that the federal government should address

• slavery was morally wrong and should be abolished

How tariffs cause sectionalism during the pre-Civil War period?

• the North benefited, but they hurt the economy of the South

• they hurt the economy of the North, but the South benefited

• they helped the Western territories, but hurt the Southern economy

• they hurt the Western territories, but helped the Northern economy

What established California as a free state and created the Fugitive Slave Law?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Wilmot Proviso

How did John C. Calhoun's beliefs about states' rights contribute to the Civil War?

• he claimed that any Federal law had to be approved by the State governors

• he claimed that the Federal govt could not regulate slavery

• he claimed that the Constitution only applied to the Federal govt

• he claimed that state governments had the right to reject federal laws

Why was Henry Clay important?

• He was a president

• He reduced sectional conflict through legislation that balances the concerns of people on both sides of the argument over slavery

• He increased sectionalism between North and South

• He helped establish the first political parties

How did the economies of the North and South differ?

• The South industrialized while the North remained agricultural

• The North was industrial while the South was agricultural

• The North industrialized and the south provided coal for the factories

What overturned the Missouri Compromise?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Wilmot Proviso

• The Embargo Act

How did the Dred Scott decision effect the lives of slaves?

• it confirmed that slaves were property and not citizens

• it abolished slavery in the South

• it gave black males the right to vote

• it allowed slaves to sue for their freedom in court

What was a result of the Missouri Compromise?

• the slave trade was abolished

• California was admitted as a free state

• political power was balanced between free states and slave states

• Maine was admitted as a slave state