8-3 Common Assessment

Which of the following assumptions best explains why South Carolina seceded from the Union?

• Lincoln was raising an army to quickly force the South to end slavery.

• Lincoln would make slavery illegal which would end Southern wealth, influence, and culture

• Lincoln would allow them to keep nullifying Federal Tariff laws.

• Lincoln would support slavery and increase planter elite control in the South.

What impact did the abolitionist movement have in South Carolina?

• It made some slave owners free their slaves.

• It made slave owners more determined to keep their slaves.

• It made many South Carolinians begin reading The Liberator.

• It made many abolitionists move to South Carolina to fight for their beliefs.

What does the term sectionalism mean?

• Loyalty to the foreign countries that buy exports instead of the U.S

• Loyalty to the section of the nation instead of the region.

• Loyalty to the nation instead of a particular region

• Loyalty to a particular region instead of the nation as a whole.

How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry further increase sectionalism in the southern states?

• Southerners feared that abolitionists and freed slaves were a danger to them.

• How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry further increase sectionalism in the southern states?

• Northerners claimed Brown's actions violated the Dred Scott decision.

• Northerners were shocked by the violence of Brown's raid and demanded his execution

What was the Southern point of view about the expansion of slavery?

• They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually the federal government would

  outlaw slavery.

• They feared that if slavery expanded into the territories that the slave trade would increase

• They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually slaves would leave plantations

  and move west themselves.

• They feared that if slavery expanded into the territories that abolitionists would bring their

  slaves and they would not get along.

What problem did the addition of lands won from the Mexican-American War cause for the country?

• Mexico remained an enemy of the United States.

• The new states created an imbalance in free and slave states.

• Border disputes plagued the South and North for years and caused a civil war.

• Adding new lands would take away power from the southern states in the House of Representatives

Which of the following statements BEST explains why Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860?

• He was an abolitionist who wanted to do away with slavery

• The South and border states split their votes among several candidates

• He announced he would not free the slaves if he was elected

• He was able to capture the majority of southern electoral votes

Which view would Cooperationists most likely support?

• South Carolina should secede only with support of other southern states

• Abraham Lincoln should become President in order to preserve the Union.

• South Carolina should cooperate with all states in preserving the Union.

• The Fugitive Slave Law should be repealed in order to show a spirit of cooperation.

Which of the following examples would Southerners use to defend slavery as a "positive good"?

• Slaves would receive clothing twice a year.

• Slaves were better cared for than factory workers in the North.

• Slaves would receive free childcare

• Slaves were allowed to grow their own food.

How did the capture of Port Royal effect Charleston from a military standpoint?

• Sherman burned Port Royal on his way into Charleston.

• Port Royal was used as a launching point to attack Charleston

• The 54th Massachusetts captured Port Royal before Charleston.

• Robert Smalls sailed to Port Royal to provide information on Charleston's fortifications.