Unit 3.2 Sectionalism

Which of the following best explains why the Slave Codes were strengthened following the Denmark Vesey plot?

• There was an increased sense of fear among whites.

• Many slaves were being smuggled into South Carolina.

• Strict rules showed pride in slave ownership.

• The international slave trade ended.

Why did the federal government force Natives westward?

• Natives were best suited for inland living

• Natives had threatened to destroy eastern lands

• Native lands had been ruined by slash and burn

• Native lands could be used for economic gain

What was the Southern point of view about the expansion of 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 slavery would be outlawed

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

• They feared the expansion of slavery

Why were Southern slave holders worried about the Northern states' control of the House of Representatives?

• They were worried that the North could control all judicial power.

• They were worried the North would try to end industrial development in the South.

• They were worried because the North could try to outlaw slavery.

• They were worried the North would pass laws limiting migration to the South.

Which of the following would be an argument made against abolitionist claims?

• Slaves were able to travel freely.

• Slaves could choose their jobs on a plantation.

• Slaves could marry and enter into legal contracts.

• Slaves were taken care of better than factory workers.

"I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance." Henry Clay is speaking out against what development in the USA?

• Racism

• Mercantilism

• Sectionalism

• Treason

Which of these attributes describe the North? (Choose 3)

• Typically Federalists

• Established plantations

• Freed their slaves

• Establish trade and small farms

Which of these attributes describe the South? (Choose 2)

• Supported abolition

• Established manufacturing

• Depended on slavery

• Tended to be Democratic-Republican

After 1720, the majority of South Carolinians were...

• Slave Owners

• Catholic

• Actually from Pennsylvania

• Black

What fear did the increasing slave population cause?

• Fear of possible slave revolts

• Fear of the native language changing

• Fear of retaliation from overseers

• Fear of slaves having to work harder