SECTIONALISM TEST REVIEW

Which of the following was a result of The Missouri Compromise?

• California came in as a free state
• Utah and New Mexico could vote on the issue of slavery in their state
• Maine came in as a Free state
• Mexico's northern lands became part of the US

Legislators tried to keep a _____________ between free states and slaves states in the Senate

• Balance of power
• Peace
• Working relationship
• Professional environment 

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

Who is the slave or former slave that lost his case, then won his case, then lost his case and then took his case all the way to the Federal Supreme Court and lost his case trying to gain his freedom?

• Plessy Ferguson

• Frederick Douglass

• Dred Scott

• Stephen Douglas

In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?

• Dred Scott Decision

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

Kansas earned this nickname as a result of the violence that broke out over disagreements for the expansion of slavery.

• Pottowatomie massacre

• The Jayhawk State

• Bleeding Kansas

• The mob state

How did U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?

• Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while Southern states considered them an economic burden.
• Northern states gained European investment in industry, while Southern
  plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America.
• Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while Northern and
  Western states disapproved of higher prices for imports.

What idea was introduced by the Compromise of 1850?

• Popular Sovereignty
• Sucession
• Limited Government
• Fugitive Slave Law

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

• the north
• the south
• the west
• Alaska

Why did the South fear the election of Abraham Lincoln?

• They knew that Lincoln was an adamant supporter of "popular sovereignty."
• Lincoln had run on a platform of abolishing slavery throughout the nation.
• Lincoln openly supported the Dred Scott decision.
• They feared that he would seek to end slavery.