Political Conflicts Leading to Civil War

Which section of the US did John C. Calhoun support?

• North

• South

• East

• West

What does the word secession mean?

• Leaving the Union

• Joining the Union

• Taxing imports and exports

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

What does nullification mean?

• Leaving the Union

• Joining the Union

• Taxing imports/exports

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

Which group would have been most in favor of the Tariff of 1828?

• Northerners

• Southerners

• Western frontier settlers

• Native Americans

What caused the nullification crisis?

• removal policies

• election of 1828

• northern trade policies

• southern opposition to tariffs

The Nullification Crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

• Jackson forced South Carolina leave the United States.

During the Nullification Crisis, what was really being tested?

• the right to ignore Supreme Court decisions

• the rights of states to override federal laws

• the right of states to secede from the United States

• the right to pass federal laws that benefited certain regions

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

• In the House of Representatives

• In the Senate

• In the Executive Branch

• In the Judicial Branch

Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

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

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Ohio