Unit 8: Sectionalism

Which of the following led to sectionalism in the United States?

• Northern climate and geography discouraged industrial manufacturing.

• Mountains and rivers served as physical barriers between the North and South.

• Southern climate and geography encouraged plantation farming and slavery.

• Distance and travel time discouraged trade between the North and South.

What did the court decided in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?

• Dred Scott should be returned to free territory.

• enslaved people are considered property without the rights of citizenship.

• slavery should be banned in the United States.

• enslaved people are to be freed once they reside in free territory.

One of the most significant contributions to the industrial development of the Northeast during the 19th century was -

• the migration of white settlers and discovery of gold.

• the development of the factory system and construction of the Erie Canal.

• low tariffs and importing cheap European goods.

• John Deere's steel plow and Cyrus McCormick's mechanical reaper.

What effect would a higher demand for raw materials have had on the demand for enslaved people?

• Demand for enslaved people would have increased in the West

• Demand for enslaved people would have increased in the North

• Demand for enslaved people would have decreased in the South

• Demand for enslaved people would have risen in the South

 Which of the following is the best explanation of the differences in support for the Tariff of Abominations?

• The tariff helped Southern farmers but it hurt Northern manufacturers

• The American System was solely designed to help the south

• The Southern Democrats initiated and supported the tariff

• The tariff helped Northern manufacturers but it hurt Southern farmers

What effect did the development of the cotton industry in the south and the manufacturing industry in the north have on the United States?

• The northern economy was based on paid labor, and the southern economy was based on the labor of enslaved people

• Urbanization and economic growth of the south outpaced that of northern regions

• Wealth in the south was spread amongst small farmers who controlled the export of cotton

• Small independent farmers slowly became the major supplier of raw goods to northern manufacturers

 Which of the following was one cause that led to the Pottawatomie Massacre and the Sack on Lawrence, Kansas?

• Western migration of Mormons

• Westward expansion of slavery

• Immigrant demands for voting rights

• Land disputes between migrant groups

What was Henry Clay’s goal in both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

• To declare slavery unconstitutional

• To reduce sectional tensions

• To end the slave trade

• To admit only slave states

What do the Fugitive Slave Act, the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act have in common?

• They all increased support for the abolitionist movement amongst northerners

• They all increased support for the westward expansion of slavery amongst northerners

• They reduced sectional tensions between the north and the south

• They reduced the number of settlers moving into newly acquired western territories

Cotton grown in the South with the labor of enslaved people -> Used by northern manufacturers to produce consumer goods

 Select the best title to describe the main idea of the flow chart above.

• Influence of Plantation System on the Economic Development of the U.S.

• Effects of Federal Tariffs on the Economic Development of the United States

• Influence of Southern Exports on the Economic Development of the South

• Effects of Industry on the Economic Development of the Midwest