Civil War Review Part 1

What were the TWO sides fighting in the American Civil War?

• Great Britain

• The Union

• the west

• The Confederates

• Native Americans

What is sectionalism?

• When people of a country are united around a common cause

• When people from different regions of a country care more about their region than the unity of the country

• When the economy hits a downturn because of a lack of trade between regions

• When there are parts of the country that separate (secede)

Which of the following was NOT a sectional difference between the North and South that led up to the Civil War?

• Slavery

• economic differences

• different opinions on the power of state vs. federal government

• Foreign policy differences

Why did westward expansion increase tension between the North and the South?

• They had different opinions on if war was necessary with other countries

• They had different opinions on treatment of Native Americans

• As new states were added representation would change and each region wanted to maintain their power in Congress

• They disagreed on whether westward expansion was justified

What did the north and the south try to keep balanced as the country grew?

• the number of free and slave states

• the population of the states

• the rates of tariffs

• the costs of trade between regions

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

• Failed compromises over slavery

• Dred Scott Decision

• John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

• Adams Onis Treaty

• Bloodshed in Kansas after the Kansas Nebraska Act

What was the first compromise over slavery in the Antebellum Era?

• Great Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

The Missouri Compromise came as a result of the acquisition which piece of land?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

• Oregon

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine would be added as a free state

• Missouri would be added as a slave state

• Louisiana would be added as a slave state

• The 36, 30 line would divide free and slave states through the rest of the Louisiana purchase territory

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise line?

• To open up the Louisiana Territory to slavery

• To end slavery in the west

• To prevent anymore conflict over free and slave states in the Louisiana Purchase territory

• To acquire new land for the U.S. from Mexico