Unit: Civil War: Causes of the Civil War

Which region of the US in the 1800s focused primarily on mining and small scale farming?

• north

• south

• west

Which region of the US focused primarily on cotton farming?

• north

• south

• west

Which factor determines the economy of a region?

• the differences in the laws of a region

• the number of immigrants living in the region

• the geography (or land)

• the different religions

How did President Jackson respond to the Nullification Crisis (when South Carolina null and voided the Tariff of 1828)?

• he allowed South Carolina to secede

• he offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union

• he admitted that the Union was a "compact" of states

• he threatened to use force against force against South Carolina if it did not repeal the nullification

What is the best title for the following events: approval of the Articles of Confederation, publication of the theory of Nullification, secession of the southern states.

• attempts to strengthen the presidency

• attempts to industrialize the US

• attempts to protect states' rights

• attempts to strengthen the federal government

What was the primary issue surrounding the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• can states control a federal agency?

• can the federal government control interstate commerce?

• can a state overturn a federal law?

• can the federal government pass taxes on states?

Which set of events is in the correct order?

• force bill threatened to use the military, SC suspended its nullification, Congress passed higher tariffs, SC voted to nullify federal tariffs within its borders

• Congress passed higher tariffs, SC voted to nullify federal tariffs within its borders, force bill threatened to use the military, SC suspended its nullification

• SC suspended its nullification, force bill threatened to use the military, SC voted to nullify federal tariffs within its borders, Congress passed higher tariffs

• SC voted to nullify federal tariffs within its borders, Congress passed higher tariffs, SC suspended its nullification, force bill threatened to use the military

What does the term nullify or nullification mean?

• where a state agrees to follow a law

• where a state overturns or overrules a law

• where a state formally removes itself from a country

• where a region of the US feels that its interests and problems are more important than the interests and problems of the rest of the country

In which case did the US rule that it could not lawfully prohibit (stop) slavery in its territories in the West?

• Marbury v Madison

• Gibbons v Ogden

• Worcester v Georgia

• Dred Scott v Sandford

Which case ruled that slaves were property and not citizens of the United States?

• Marbury v Madison

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Dred Scott v Sanford

• Freedman's Bureau Act of 1865