Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstructin

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...

• avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.

• ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.

• ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.

• ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.

The Compromise of 1850...

• allowed California to enter as a free state.

• outlawed the slave trade in Washington, DC.

• opened the West to slavery based on popular sovereignty.

• fully enforced the Fugitive Slave law.

An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?

• outlawing alcohol

• limiting slavery to southern states

• ending slavery

• ending women's suffrage

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

The name given to the northern army. 

• Confederates
• Americans
• Military
• Union

The name given to the southern army.

• Confederates
• Union
• Americans
• Military

The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.

• Bull Run
• Yorktown
• Fort Sumter
• Appomattox 

This was the president of the Confederate States.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Jefferson Davis

This battle was the turning point in the war.

• Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Appomattox Courthouse