Unit 4 Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction Review

What do all of the following have in common?

-10th Amendment

-Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

-Nullification Crisis

-Secession of South Carolina

• The are all examples of states rights in US History

• They are all examples of federal authority in US History

• They are all examples of protection of religious rights in US History

• They are all examples of sectionalism in US History

Which of the following is true of the Missouri Compromise?

• Allowed for a balance in the House of Representatives with Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

• Allowed for a balance in the House of Representatives with Maine as a slave state and Missouri as a free state

• Allowed for a balance in the Senate with Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

• Allowed for a balance in the Senate with Maine as a slave state and Missouri as a free state

How did James Polk fulfill Manifest Destiny during his term in office as president?

• He purchased Alaska from Russia to extend the United States to the Pacific Ocean

• He fought a successful war against Great Britain to gain Oregon Territory

• He expanded the United States to the Pacific Ocean by acquiring Oregon and California

• He negotiated with Mexico to purchase California and extend the United States to the Pacific Ocean

The timeline below best illustrates which of the following?

<--Missouri Compromise--Compromise of 1850--Kansas-Nebraska Act--Presidential Election of 1860-->

• Implementation of Black Codes across the South

• Increasing tensions over tariffs before the Civil War

• Plans for Reconstruction in the South

• Increasing tensions over slavery before the Civil War

The Mexican Cession was gained by the United States following...

• The French and Indian War

• The War of 1812

• The American Revolution

• The Mexican-American War

This poster would have been created after which piece of legislation?

• The 13th Amendment

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Which of the following is a similarity between the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• They attempted to settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the West

• They increased participation in presidential elections

• They attempted to end fighting between Indian tribes and western farmers

• They encouraged the growth of manufacturing in the territories

Which of the following events did NOT impact the balance of power in the Senate?

• The Mexican-American War

• John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was Lincoln's view on slavery during the electionof 1860?

• Lincoln believed in popular sovereignty, that the people of the territories should be allowed to decide whether or not to have slavery

• Lincoln believed slavery was legal in states where it already existed, but should not be allowed to spread

• Lincoln believed slavery should be banned through a constitutional amendment

• Lincoln believed that the federal government did not have the authority to regulate (control) the spread of slavery

How did the Dred Scott decision (Scott v. Sandford) contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?

• The decision overturned the Compromise of 1850, which contributed to the move towards war

• The decision strengthened the Compromise of 1850, which delayed the outbreak of war

• The decision strengthened the idea of popular sovereignty, which delayed the outbreak of war

• The decision overturned the idea of popular sovereignty, which contributed to the move towards war