Alabama SS Week 14

Sectionalism is when someone puts the needs or values of their            over the needs or values of the __________.

• family; neighbors

• larger group; smaller group

• neighbors; family

• smaller group; larger group

Many people in the South                        .

• experienced limited educational opportunities

• opposed slavery

• lived in cities

• worked in factories

Sectionalism led to                         .

• a stronger economy

• more free states

• the abolition of slavery

• the Civil War

Why did Alabama state authorities arrest Charles Christopher Sheats?

• He chose to sign the secession ordinance.

• He joined the Union Army

• He campaigned against secession.

• He held a secret meeting at Looney’s Tavern.

Which political party did Winston County support after the Civil War?

• Democratic

• Republican

• American

• Whig

What is unique about the statue of a soldier in front of the Winston County Courthouse?

• The soldier is wearing half a Confederate uniform and half a Union uniform.

• It is made of steel instead of bronze.

• The plaque on the front is written in French.

• The soldier was made to look like Abraham Lincoln.

Which is not a reason Alabama gave to secede from the Union?

• Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin were elected as president and vice-president

• many and dangerous infractions of the Constitution

• political wrongs of an insulting and menacing character

• inhibiting of many and various transport functions

Who did the ordinance of secession give governmental power to?

• the Confederate States of America

• the governor of Alabama

• the people of Alabama

• the Alabama state legislature

Where did the ordinance of secession invite other Southern states to meet?

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Raleigh, North Carolina

• Miami, Florida

Which document created a strong central government?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The United States Constitution

• The Ordinance of Secession

• The Declaration of Independence