Compromise & Conflict (1816-1861) Review

The cotton gin, new farmlands in the west, and the demand for cotton in northern and European textile factories led to

• an increase in demand for slaves in the years leading up to the Civil War.

• the development of an industrialized southern economy.

• a decrease in demand for slaves in the years leading up to the Civil War.

• the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Which statement about the demand for cotton in Antebellum America is accurate?

• An increase demand meant people had more cotton at better prices and fewer slaves were needed on the plantations.

• The increase in demand for cotton meant more farmers in the North began to grow cotton, further weakening the South's influence on the U.S. economy.

• The increase in demand made the South the center of the U.S. economy and the North was dependent on southern production.

• An increased demand meant higher cotton prices, which meant producers wanted to grow more cotton, leading to an increase in slavery in the South and increased tension between North and South.

· Manufacturing

· Mining

· Urban growth

· Increased immigration

In what region were these factors prevalent in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• the South

• the Frontier

• the North

• the Great Plains

Which of these is an example of sectionalism?

• celebrating patriotism with one’s family and friends

• all states having separate economies

• protecting America’s resources from foreign attack

• all states following the same laws

How is the concept of "sectionalism" conveyed in this image?

• The image conveys support for Northern abolitionists.

• The image conveys positive opinions about the Fugitive Slave Act.

• The image conveys support for southern "State's Rights" factions.

• The image conveys negative opinions about the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Which term refers to the growing cultural and economic differences between the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• Imperialism

• Sectionalism

• Nationalism

• Manifest Destiny

"Denmark Vesey" is MOST associated with which of these?

• publishing an abolitionist newspaper

• an attempted slave revolt

• the trans-Atlantic slave trade

• a Supreme Court case

Which of these was an immediate result of the "Denmark Vesey plot" in the early 1800s?

• slaves were given more freedoms

• the Supreme Court heard a case involving slavery

• more restrictions were placed on slaves

• Nat Turner's plot was soon revealed and put down

The Nullification Crisis of 1832 centered around

• southern opposition to tariffs.

• Jackson's War on the Bank.

• decreased trade with France.

• he annexation of Texas.

The case of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856) is often called the Supreme Court’s great ‘self inflicted wound’ because the decision

• refused to give women the right to vote.

• supported the South’s right to secede from the Union.

• created the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’.

• ruled slaves to be property and incapable of becoming citizens.