Sectionalism Quiz 1

What is sectionalism?

• a feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward one's country

• loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country

• an example that becomes standard practice

• U.S. policy opposing European interference in the Western Hemisphere

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

• The North

• The South

• The West

Primarily agricultural. The economy was primarily based upon the existence of large family farms known as plantations. The plantation economy relied on cheap labor in the form of slaves to produce tobacco & cotton. Farmers did not want to do the work themselves.

• The North
• The South
• The West

What crop became "King" in the South as a result of Eli Whitney's invention?

• Tobacco
• Ice Cream
• Cotton
• Corn

An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?

• outlawing alcohol

• limiting slavery to southern states

• ending slavery

• ending women's suffrage

What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?

• Underground Railroad

• American Temperance Union

• Seneca Falls Convention

• National Road

Every state north of Missouri's 36°30′ border had to be what kind of state?

• Frontier

• Manifest Destiny

• Free State

• Slave State

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

• foreign goods

• slaves

• milk and eggs

• labor

Which of the following was TRUE regarding the Missouri Compromise? 

• It was created by South Carolinian John C. Calhoun 
• It prevented the spread of slavery into western territories
• It kept the balance between slave and free states in the Senate 
• It caused the price of cotton to dramatically increase

South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification

• John C. Calhoun
• Frederick Douglas
• James Farmer
• Henry Clay