Unit 5 Civil War SS8H5

What does the term “secession” describe?

• The nullification of tariffs

• The end of slavery

• The right of the federal government to collect taxes

• The act of a state leaving a nation

What does the term "nullify" describe?

• To void or ignore

• To collect taxes

• The end of slavery

• The act of a state leaving a nation

Why did the Southern states want nullification?

• They wanted to separate from the Union without having to go to war.

• They wanted the laws of the Southern states to be applied to all of the Northern states

• They wanted each state to be able to force Northern states to follow their laws.

• They wanted to be able to ignore federal laws that did not work in their favor.

Why were states’ rights an issue between the North and the South?

• The North wanted each state to form its own laws.

• The North did not want states to be able to make any of their own laws.

• The South wanted federal laws that applied to the whole country.

• The South did not want the federal laws to overrule the state laws.

Which action decided that California would enter the Union as a free state while any slave that escaped to the North must be returned to the South?

• Tariff of 1828

• Georgia Platform

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott case

Which things did the Georgia Platform and the Compromise of 1850 temporarily prevent?

• Nullification

• Secession

• Slavery

• Tariffs

Why did the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln prompt Georgia to hold convention about seceding from the Union?

• Lincoln wanted to repeal the Compromise of 1850.

• Lincoln supported the policy of popular sovereignty.

• Georgia felt threatened by Lincoln's stance on slavery.

• Georgians feared that Lincoln would increase tariffs on British goods.

In what way was the 1857 decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford similar to the events that preceded it?



• The Dred Scott decision was an act of Congress.

• The Dred Scott decision attempted to appease (to make happy) southern states.

• The Dred Scott decision polarized (divided) the nation on the issue of slavery.

• The Dred Scott decision demonstrated the value of political solutions.

Read the quotation.

This statement would be said by someone that supports

• States' Rights

• Election of 1860

• Abolitionists

• Constitution

Look at the map.

Which conclusion could be drawn from the election results shown on this map?

• Georgia was a critical state in the election.

• The Southern states supported Lincoln's policies.

• The nation was divided in its beliefs at this time.

• Lincoln had supporters in all regions of the country.