American sectionalism and Causes of Civil War

What river valley became an early fault line in the coming sectional struggle?

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

• Chattahoochee River

• Hudson River

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

• Sectionalism

• Nationalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Secession

Every state north of Missouri's 36°30′ border had to be what kind of state?

• Frontier

• Manifest Destiny

• Free State

• Slave State

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

• foreign goods

• slaves

• milk and eggs

• labor

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

• The North

• The South

• The West

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Nebraska

• Texas

What crop became "King" in the South as a result of Eli Whitney's invention?

• Tobacco
• Ice Cream
• Cotton
• Corn

In the northern region, people would vote to __________tariffs because __________.

• A.  Raise; they would protect American factories
• A.  Raise; they would be able to buy products from Europe easier
• A.  Lower; they would protect American factories
• A.  Lower; they would be able to buy products from Europe easier

Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?

• It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
• It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
  
• It made cotton easier to plant
• It was invented by James Monroe

Which of the following was TRUE regarding the Missouri Compromise? 

• It was created by South Carolinian John C. Calhoun 
• It prevented the spread of slavery into western territories
• It kept the balance between slave and free states in the Senate 
• It caused the price of cotton to dramatically increase